All news articles for March 2017

China could retaliate to US posturing as trade crisis brews

China could retaliate to US posturing as trade crisis brews

By RJ Whitehead

A trade dispute hovering between China and America has the potential to become a fully fledged trade war, especially while western trade ministers grapple to find ways to ward off new Chinese regulations that they say amount a fresh barrier of trade.

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Japan: corn supply crisis eases

By Jane Byrne

Feed manufacturers in Japan, under pressure in recent weeks due to a supply shortage of corn arising from the cold weather in the US, told Reuters the crisis has eased.

H5N1 outbreak progresses in northern Malaysia

Dateline Southeast Asia

H5N1 outbreak progresses in northern Malaysia

By RJ Whitehead

A week after the first cases of H5N1 avian flu were found in northern Malaysia, the outbreak has spread to more districts, though at the time of writing no human infections have been reported.

Brazilian beef exporters will charge forward with growth plans for the Middle East this year

China’s hunger for Brazilian beef eases drop

By Oscar Rousseau

Early trade figures for the start of the year indicate Brazil’s top beef markets, Hong Kong and China, eased the burden of falling sales over January and February.

Bitter row erupts over bible, beers and gay marriage

Australia

Bitter row erupts over bible, beers and gay marriage

By RJ Whtiehead

Scenes of two conservative politicians discussing marriage equality over a beer and a bible are not often used as a backdrop for consumer marketing campaigns, even in the reddest of American states below the Mason-Dixon line.

Outbreaks of avian influenza in the region has led to Singapore increasing preventative measures

Singapore steps up avian influenza prevention measures

By Aidan Fortune

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has moved to reassure consumers that the nation’s poultry and poultry products are safe for consumption following an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in the neighbouring region of Kelantan in Malaysia. 

Have a break...have a Kit Kat sushi

Japan

Have a break...have a Kit Kat sushi

By Gary Scattergood

Japan is known for its love of weird and wacky Kit Kat flavours, but Nestlé might have just taken the biscuit with its sushi version.

Traditional tastes can help food processing boom beyond snacks

India

Traditional tastes can help food processing boom beyond snacks

By By Kaushik Shankar, Giract

The theme of “processed Indian traditional foods” was based on the idea that India’s food processing industry could only sustain growth by making products that Indians were well-accustomed to consuming in large and regular quantities. 

Mintel market trends: Apac getting lairy for dairy

Mintel market trends: Apac getting lairy for dairy

By Davina Patel, food and trends analyst at Mintel

As Asian taste trends continue evolving across Asia-Pacific, manufacturers are being forced to cater for more discerning, better travelled consumers with greater culinary exposure to foreign cultures. 

Taiwan tempted to look at new trade deals to boost Japan exports

FOODEX JAPAN 2017

Taiwan tempted to look at new trade deals to boost Japan exports

By Gary Scattergood

The leader of Taiwan’s delegation to FoodEx Japan says there is still scope for more exports to the country’s second largest trading partner, while the agriculture minister has left the door open for new trade agreements between the two nations.

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