Marfrig Global Foods says sale of Keystone Foods to Tyson Foods should be finalized before the end of 2018
Marfrig Global Foods' proposed sale of its Keystone Foods subsidiary to Tyson Foods has received approval from the antitrust authority of South Korea, paving the way for the...
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US$70 million investment includes expansion of cooked poultry facility in Nakornratchasima and upgrade of aqua feed plant in Petchaburi
Cargill is investing more than US$70 million in facilities in Thailand over the next two years to address the increase in global demand of seafood and...
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Findings from a recent study suggest flies in contact with sick pigs may transmit the virus
A recent study concluded that if a pig digests flies that have been in contact with a herd infected by African Swan Fever (ASF), that pig could contract the virus. More than 50 African swine fever...
2018.11.29
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First report of feed supplies contaminated with deadly African swine fever
Chinese animal feed producer Tangrenshen Group has reported that pig feed produced by one of its business units has been contaminated with African swine fever (ASF), according to Reuters.
This is the first time feed...
2018.11.08
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With the availability of harvesting machines, farmers will be able to harvest crops in time to maintain high quality and command high prices.
CHIANG RAI – The Commerce Ministries acting spokesman Buddhipongse Punnakanta said on Sunday that the Government will help provide farmers with...
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Major buyers have been Benin, Indonesia, the Philippines, China and South Africa with orders still pending from the Philippines.
BANGKOK – Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) Adul Chotinisakorn has reported the value of Jasmine rice has risen significantly to 18,...
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Farmers have challenged claims that the palm oil industry has brought prosperity to smallholders and reduced poverty, as millions still struggle to get land ownership documents and earn enough money to meet their basic needs.
The chairman of the Bogor-based Oil Palm Smallholders Union,...
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India has urged China to drop a years-long ban on rapeseed meal imports from the South Asian nation at a meeting with government officials and feedmakers as it aims to boost sales of critical farm goods amid growing US-China trade tensions.
The meeting was held at India's embassy in Beijing on...