Author: Timothy Wahome (Timothy Wahome)

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Jung Hwang-geun, hereinafter referred to as the “Ministry”) announced that it will operate the K-Dessert Promotion Pavilion in conjunction with Seoul Festa 2023 at Gwanghwamun Square for eight days from April 30 (Sunday) to May 7 (Sunday). Overview of Seoul Festa, 2023 ▴ (Purpose) To revitalize tourism in Seoul...

Presenting the expected volatility, the Arabica coffee futures market returned to operate with devaluation for prices in the trading session on Thursday (27) on the New York Stock Exchange (ICE Future US). The variation in prices is even more intense in recent weeks, given the uncertainty with supply, but also with the demand of the product...

In Summary: Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien confirmed pro-poultry solidarity at a conference set to assess the current situation of livestock production and propose solutions to Vietnamese poultry production in the current situation. 5 dark areas that make poultry farming suffer On April 27, the Department of Livestock Production coordinated with...

Schwerin, Germany – Despite the cost increases in all means of production, the asparagus growers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) are cautiously optimistic about the coming season: “While the past asparagus season was still under the immediate shock of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the high-priced seasonal item asparagus became a luxury good as a result of the...

In summary: A South Korean farmers’ cooperative has successfully ended a farm machinery repair tour covering 13 local farmers’ associations for the inspection and repair of tillers, tractors, etc., in a city in Gangwon province. During the tour, Kim Byung-doo president of Taebaek Agricultural Cooperative, and Kim Jun-tae, head of NH Taebaek City Branch had pledged to do...

Italian company, Parlapiano Sicilia will present in Rimini at Macfrut 2023 the excellence of the Sicilian territory of which it is a leader in marketing and, in particular, the Ribera D.O.P Orange-the company’s flagship product-,the Organic Sicilian Orange, the Paradiso Orange, the Pera Coscia di Ribera and the Pescabivona IGP. The 2022/2023 orange campaign, which has just ended, records a...

The Consulting Group of Agricultural Markets (GCMA) in Mexico has stated that there have been no imports of Brazilian beef, due to the fact that logistics costs are very high and the product cannot compete on price. Even though the Mexican government allowed the entry of beef, tariff-free, from third-party countries with which there is no free trade agreement, to “favor the Mexican...

A recent report prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA/FAS) predicts that the EU grain harvest will increase to 285 million tons in the 2023/24 season from 267 million tons in the 2022/23 season. The Americans predict that all winter cereals will exceed the previous season’s sowing levels. After the severe drought and increased fertilizer prices...

Recently, the new high-yielding, high-oil, multi-resistant and short-term Chinese rapeseed variety “Zhongyou Zao No. 1” selected by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was measured on site at the demonstration venue in Wan’an County, Jiangxi Province. The yield of rapeseed reached 175.7 kg per mu (0.165 acres) while oil content was 44.16%. The fertility period was about 169 days,...

The use of product batch identification details have often played an important role in alleviating infections occasioned by contaminated consumer products. These labels came to play recently in Florida when FDA posted a recall notice for Lipari-branded ground cumin. This move, reminiscent of a recent recall of ground cinnamon in Spain, has so far led...