Domestic Vietnamese sugar producers have been facing mounting pressure in competition with imported sugar in recent years. According to the Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA), there has been a surge in supply since the beginning of 2023 while retailers were sitting on a large stockpile left over from the previous year. It has resulted in an excess in supply...
Indonesia Palm Oil: Palm Oil Farmers Hold Concern Action on EUDR at EU Embassy
Responding to the European Union’s Anti-Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Indonesian palm oil farmers are holding a ‘Concern Action’ in front of the European Union Embassy in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Representatives of palm oil farmers who will carry out the Concern Action are APKASIND0 (Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association), ASPEK-PIR (Association of Palm Oil Farmers of People’s Nucleus Companies), SAMADE...
Malaysia produce: Less than one percent of organic farming practised in Malaysia, Minister says
KUALA LUMPUR: Less than one percent of the country’s large-scale planters or farmers practice organic farming of Malaysia produce, the Dewan Negara was told today. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said on that basis his ministry together with the private sector and non-government bodies are now taking an aggressive approach in promoting organic farming practices to...
Spain Vegetables and the Drought in Spain: Europe’s vegetable garden dries up
In Spain, the fight for water is intensifying. The drought threatens jobs and the supply of fruits like oranges and vegetables. Spain is on its way to the desert. The country is going into the third year of drought, the south is already in its eighth. Water reserves are empty, the groundwater continues to fall. Farmers are hit hard by the...
China’s Agriculture Prices drop as of March 30: “AGRICULP Agricultural Wholesale Price 200 Index” fell 0.22 points from yesterday
Statistics’ Date: 2023-03-30 Author: Source: Department of Marketing and Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the “Wholesale Price of Agricultural Products 200 Index” on March 30 was 130.10, down 0.22 points from yesterday, and the wholesale price index of “vegetable basket” products was 132.22, down 0.26 points from yesterday. As of...
Korea Flowers: Quarantine Headquarters to Operate Special Quarantine Period for Imported Floriculture in the Month of April
April Floral Imports Highest of the Year The Korea Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Service (KAHS) will operate a special quarantine period for imported flowers and plants during the month of April. April is the peak import month for carnations and other flowering plants ahead of May, the month of the home season. The quarantine headquarters has been...
Export opportunities to new markets of Vietnamese agricultural products
In addition to traditional markets such as China, EU, US and Australia, many Vietnamese agricultural products are strongly supported from many other potential markets such as Algeria and Turkey. This will be an opportunity for businesses to expand export markets, especially in the context of the still incomplete Covid-19 translation. Open opportunities Coffee is one of the most popular drinks...
Poland Rapeseed: The declines have finally slowed down, and rapeseed is up as much as PLN 80: Grain prices 28.03.23
With the start of the new week, there was finally some good news for farmers who still have grain for sale: the downward spiral has finally been broken. The end of last week and yesterday’s Monday stood in terms of solid increases on world markets and this contributed to stopping the declines on the domestic market. At the moment, we...
Spain and Portugal, hand in hand to compete in corn production in the face of the challenges of a global market
Spain and Portugal corn highlights from the second Iberian Corn Congress: After two intense days of presentations, round tables and meetings between professionals, the II Iberian Corn Congress, organized by the Association of Maize Producers of Spain (AGPME) and the National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers of Portugal (ANPROMIS), came to an end last Friday, March 24 with a more than positive...
Turkey Tomato: BASF prepares to launch new tomato seeds resistant to ToBRFV
Nunhems, Netherlands: From the beginning of the tomato brown shrivel fruit virus (ToBFRV) outbreak, BASF (a seeds business based in Nunhems) has actively sought and delivered solutions for growers to combat this virus. In addition to the provision of seed varieties since 2020, the launch of new products resistant to ToBRFV to become commercialised in 2023, which will even better...