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Agriculture/Farming

Singapore

Singapore drops ‘30 by 30’ farming goal, sets revised targets for fibre and protein by 2035

In 2024, Brazil provided about six times more beef to the US than Argentina. However, 76.4 per cent tariffs are likely to affect supply and price.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

The steak economy is more than just high prices

Soybean grower Ryan Frieders stands in a soy field on his farm in Waterman, Illinois, Aug 27, 2025. Harvested soybeans are not moving to export hubs, and instead going to storage, representatives for the two US soy industry groups said.
Energy & Commodities

No new US soy sales to China, nothing being loaded, say US soy groups

The writer argues that in order for Singapore's resilience plan to succeed, there must be a push to encourage customers to purchase locally grown produce.
Opinion & Features

With ‘30 by 30’ goal under review, do more to cultivate a culture of local produce

Family members of Yuichi Hirotsu harvesting Kerner grapes at their Hirotsu Vineyard.
Lifestyle

A Japanese Pinot Noir town blessed by climate change now worries about the weather

Manila’s move to extend the curb aims to protect local farmers, especially during the peak harvest season.
Energy & Commodities

World’s biggest rice buyer Philippines to prolong import ban

Roel van Poppel, Chief Sustainability Officer for leading global plant based food ingredients’ supplier OFI
ESG

Olam Food Ingredients well-placed to cushion tariff impact on food prices, says CSO

Efforts by the countries to lower trade tensions have led to expectations that China could direct more agriculture purchases to the US as part of a deal with Trump.
Energy & Commodities

Trump says China’s Xi using soy as negotiation tactic ahead of talks

Beijing has been pushing top pig producers to cut capacity to tackle oversupply and bolster pork prices, an important component of the consumer price index in the Asian nation.
Energy & Commodities

China’s pork prices slump with weak holiday demand boost

Bjorn Low, chief urban farmer and co-founder of Edible Garden City, has been recognised as leader of the year at the 2025 Sustainability Impact Awards.
Sustainability Impact Awards
IMPACT LEADER OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL)

‘Moderator in nature’: Edible Garden City’s Bjorn Low wants to sow green ideas that will outlast him

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