Grain exporters warned of tighter controls at Chinese ports
Australian grain exporters have been told to be wary of tougher new grain import standards as Beijing implements a raft of agriculture reforms.
Archives for August 7, 2017
South Asia radius
Flavoured milk’s popularity soars as Indians seek on-the-go nutrition
India’s flavoured milk segment has been seeing a significant level of interest, with the category having attracted 43% of all dairy drink launches last year.
PepsiCo palm oil progress report dismissed as ‘masterful window dressing’
PepsiCo’s efforts to provide further transparency in the palm oil supply chain have been slammed as “masterful window dressing”, in a strongly worded statement by the Rainforest Action Network.
Mars launches M&M’s in 'priority market' India
Mars has brought M&M’s to India for the first time to expand the region’s bite-size chocolate category.
Novolex sells Chinese paper subsidiary to Aussie packaging major
Detmold Group has agreed to buy Heshan Innopak from its American parent.
Australia
Scientists trial charged-water irrigation system to boost food safety
Technology that allows vegetables to be cleaned with electrically charged water before harvest is being trialled in Australia.