Asian shrimp producers penalised
Asian shrimp farmers have described a US ruling to increase tariffs as 'regrettable' after increases of up to 112 per cent were slapped on Chinese and Vietnamese producers' exports.
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Thailand to push tropical fruit exports
The Thai department of agriculture says its is rapidly moving towards the development of its tropical fruit production in the country in an effort to gain a leading edge in an increasingly liberalised pan-Asia Pacific market.
High night temperatures deplete rice yields, study shows
Yields of the Asian staple rice are plummeting at twice the rate modellers had predicted due to the increasing effects of global warnings, according to a report from the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The prediction...