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Asean members commit to regional food security

Asean food trade partners have given a priority pledge for member countries facing food shortage issues, Malaysia’s Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu...

US pork exports to Asean up

US pork exports to Asean, Oceania, and Taiwan continue its uptrend. Data from the US Meat Export Federation (Usmef) shows that combined export volume...

Mayur Farms aims for cooked pork exports to Asean

Mayur Farms, a veteran in the pig sector in India’s Maharashtra state, is eyeing pork exports to Malaysia, where ASF has shrunk supply, writes...

Ukraine promises to secure grain exports to Asean

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has promised to ensure grain supplies to Asean countries despite disruptions arising from the ongoing war with Russia. In a...

Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Asean grow

Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Asean countries have surged as exporters switch focus to regional markets to avoid logistic disruptions. The Vietnam Association of Seafood...

Challenges associated with alternative protein

Although there is a rising demand in alternative proteins, there are also challenged associated with it. “There are several challenges (in adoption) in alternative proteins...

Ajinomoto targets alternative proteins with amino acids

Japan’s prominent food brand Ajinomoto says it will focus on developing amino acids to support the growing alternative proteins space. Its Chief Innovation Officer...

Increasing productivity to stem production costs

Meat producers are facing some of the toughest challenges currently with inflated production cost and prices. However, Dr Carmelo Ferlito of the economic think-tank...

Health, food security reasons for alternative proteins adoption

Health and food security concerns are key drivers for plant-based protein shift in key Asian economies, according to the ‘Future of Proteins’ report by...

Health and wellness component in alternative proteins

The immediate result of the Covid-19 pandemic put focus on health and wellness in consumers’ minds, which led to rising interests in alternative proteins. Dr...

Asia likely to see further rise in food prices

Japanese financial holdings Nomura warns that Asia’s food prices will increase further in the coming months. Singapore, South Korea, and the Philippines are expected...

Building regional collaboration against animal diseases

Diseases, novel or not, are an ongoing threat to Southeast Asia’s livestock and poultry industry. Most recently, ASF, avian influenza (AI), and FMD have...

RCEP – How the trade agreement can benefit producers

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which took effect on January 1, is expected to boost regional trade, especially with the world’s biggest market...

Taste, price and convenience attracts Asian consumers

Taste, price and convenience are key considerations to capture the evolving Asian consumer. “Taste comes first, followed by price. This has always been the lead...

Blue Tribe’s plant-based protein products now in Singapore

Blue Tribe, an Indian plant-based protein startup, will launch its products in Singapore, hoping this would open doors into the Asean market. The company...

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