The Myanmar government has announced to work closely with the country’s seafood companies in meeting trade requirements by Saudi Arabia and continue fish exports to the Middle East nation
Myanmar aims to boost fish export markets to the international countries. (Image source: Francesca/...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, on Thursday voiced his strong support for a ban on toxic herbicides paraquat, glyphosate, and chlorpyrifos -- a stance shared by the Agriculture and Cooperatives and Industry ministries.
Mr Anutin expressed his backing for...
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Farmers are hit hard as chicken prices drop to 10-year low in southern Vietnam, with the African swine fever prompting a livestock switch.
Prices of factory-farm chicken have fallen to around VND13,000 (56 cents) per kilogram in recent days in Dong Nai Province, just half the cost of raising...
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South Korea's agriculture ministry said Thursday it has lifted the 48-hour movement ban on local pig farms as the country accelerates efforts to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) here.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs imposed a nationwide standstill on all...
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The number of young beginning farmers under the age of 49 was 19,290 in 2018, down 7% from the previous year. It fell below 20,000 for the first time in five years, according to a survey released by the Ministry of Agriculture on August 9. The drop in the figure is partly attributable to the...
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Indonesia has received the green light from the Argentinian government to export its tropical fruits such as mango, banana and mangosteen to the country as part of the two countries’ commitment to double their two-way trade value within the next three years.
The Argentinian promise to...
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With South Korea confirming an outbreak of African swine fever, the Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday said that travelers caught bringing in pork products from that country would be fined a minimum of NT$200,000 (US$6,444).
Taiwan has been striving to keep the deadly swine disease at bay...
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Privately run Chinese firms on Thursday bought at least 10 boatloads of US soybeans on Thursday, the nation’s most significant purchases since at least June, traders said, ahead of high-level talks next month aimed at ending a bilateral trade war that has lasted more than a year.
The...