Sarah ChenFood
Barambah Organics Founder Ian Campbell and Daughter Die in Plane Crash
Private equity firm Tamara Capital acquired a majority stake in the business in 2020 in a deal valuing it at $50 million.
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Wei ZhangFood
Global Food Price Index Hits Nearly Four-Year High on Sugar Surge
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization cut its 2026 global cereal output forecast to 2.98 billion tonnes as all five tracked commodity groups posted August gains.
Wei ZhangFood
Robusta Coffee Climate Resilience Is a Flawed Myth, Study Warns
New research shows the crop is highly vulnerable to drought, threatening global supplies led by Vietnam and Brazil.
Sarah ChenFood
Australian Certified Organic Sales Hit AU$1.02 Billion
Take-home grocery purchases drove the sector with retail sales rising 11.9 per cent to AU$657.6 million.
Aiko TanakaFood
Australian Grape & Wine Chief Executive Lee McLean to Step Down
Lee McLean will depart Australian Grape & Wine next month, concluding an eight-year tenure that included four years as chief executive.
Rajiv MenonFood
Black Sea Tensions Threaten Asian Food Supply Chains, Embassy Warns
Disruptions to Black Sea and Sea of Azov shipping, including attacks on civilian vessels and logistics infrastructure, are increasing global food prices and supply costs for Asia-Pacific nations, according to a Russian Embassy statement.
Aiko TanakaFood
Vietnam’s Durian Domination: Record-Breaking Exports Propel Agriculture to New Heights
In the first ten months of the current year, Vietnam experienced an unprecedented surge in durian exports, reaching a historic high of US$3.3 billion. This represents a 10.4% increase year-on-year. Vietnam Customs data shows that durian exports continue to…
Wei ZhangGeneral
Like Father Like Daughter: Love and Passion for Agriculture
As a way of life, not simply a trade, agriculture can bring families together, with generation after generation passing down physical farms or a fervor for farm life. While Suparatana Bencharongkul’s life began in the telecom business, but it was her father,…
Minjun ParkGeneral
Vietnam Boosts Agriculture: Imports 8 Million Tons of U.S. Soybeans for Growing Demand
The recent report from the U.S. Soybean Export Council reveals that Vietnam is poised for remarkable growth, positioning itself as the world’s sixth largest pork producer and the fourth largest aquaculture producer. This thriving agricultural landscape is…
Aiko TanakaFood
Chinese Seedless Lychees Command Attention with $35 per Kilogram Price Tag in Vietnam
The arrival of seedless lychees in Vietnam is stirring excitement among fruit enthusiasts, thanks to a recent bumper crop that has brought prices down to VND45,000-120,000. As farmers and vendors report, this year’s harvest is notably cheaper than in the…
Rajiv MenonGeneral
Vietnam’s agricultural exports to China expected to rise
According to the Agency of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam expects to increase its agricultural exports to China as the neighboring country agreed earlier this year to review regulations permitting the official export of…
Maria SantosGeneral
Vietnamese firms look to Thailand amid export challenges
Many Vietnamese companies are looking to the Thai market to export their products this year as demand declines in the U.S. and EU. Puripan Bunnag, senior vice president of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, said in the first half of this year…
Maria SantosStartups
Agritech firm FoodMap raises $1M
Vietnamese agritech company FoodMap has raised $1 million in a bridge round from foreign investors to expand its presence to new markets. Founder and CEO Tung Pham said that existing investors including Vulpes Investment Management, Beenext and Wavemaker…
Rajiv MenonGeneral
Vietnam buys 80 pct of Cambodia’s agriculture exports
Vietnam bought nearly 80 percent of Cambodia’s nearly $5 billion worth of agriculture exports last year. It bought 96-99 percent of Cambodia’s cashew, pepper and mung bean exports, according to a report by Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and…
Rajiv MenonFood
Leverage for Vietnam agricultural products to take off
International integration offers Vietnam agri-products opportunities to scale the value chain, though with strict requirements. Vietnam typically exports eight types of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products with an annual turnover of over $1 billion,…
Rajiv MenonFood
Vietnamese agriculture giant enjoys fruitful year
The fruit sales of VND2.9 trillion ($125.05 million) accounted for 54 percent of the corporation’s revenue, according to Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC’s (stock code: HAG) consolidated financial statements for 2018. Other agricultural products like chilli and pepper…