Agriculture/Farming

New Zealand exporter bets on Indian growers to fuel kiwifruit demand

The strategy follows a free-trade agreement announced in late December

The price of high-end arabica beans favoured by chains such as Starbucks has surged over the last year as global supplies.

High coffee prices are changing how consumers take their daily brew

People are choosing cheaper options such as drive-through baristas or whole beans delivered to their door

China will impose tariffs of between 4.9% and 19.8% on pork imports from the bloc for a five-year period starting on Dec 17.

China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe

Importers will receive a refund on the difference between the rates paid since September

FMC has been facing intensified competition in key markets, prompting it to reduce prices and divest assets.

FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts

The agrichemicals firm is a key player in the insecticide and fungicide market

Archisen co-founder and CEO Vincent Wei says: “Young people today want to work with technology and contribute meaningfully to society, whether through food resilience or sustainability... This is not just farming. It is the future of farming.”

Malaysia to break ground on Southern Agropolis in January, unlocking ‘plug-and-play’ food hub for JS-SEZ

Farmers from the region are expected to move into the site by Q3 2026, with commercial production slated to begin in 2027

Some farmers have blamed imports for falling rice prices, saying countries such as India, Vietnam and Thailand are undercutting their crops.

Trump eyes tariffs on cheap Canadian fertiliser, Indian rice

The US president is facing mounting pressure to address high consumer prices and persistent inflation

In 2021, Liu Chang visited a pig farm in Huanghua, Hebei.

The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire

Amid mounting losses, Liu Chang instilled a “wartime culture”

The coastal areas surrounding the Seto Inland Sea account for more than three-quarters of Japan's farmed oyster production.

Japan oysters dying 'en masse', likely due to warmer sea: officials

OYSTERS in Japan are dying en masse in parts of the country’s top production area, likely due to warmer sea temperatures, officials said on Monday (Dec 1).