Saudi threatens Dutch trade sanctions over anti-Islamic statements
Saudi Arabia is threatening to impose trade sanctions on the Netherlands following anti-Islamic and anti-Saudi statements from a far-right Dutch politician.
Archives for May 29, 2014
Saudi bans Indian chili over pesticide levels
Saudi Arabia has banned the import of Indian green chilies because of high pesticide levels, Indian officials have confirmed.
Inside... the Vietnam Milk Factory
What does 'mega' look like: Vietnam Milk Factory
Reading statistics about processing equipment at a milk ‘mega factory’ is one thing: to see it in action from the factory floor is quite another.
Lulu plots $200m Malaysia hypermarket entry
UAE retailer Lulu Group is planning to expand eastward with a US$200m investment to open Halal-only hypermarkets in Malaysia, with other south-east Asian markets to follow.
Saudi Arabia commissions $132m grain facility in Al-Ahsa
Saudi Arabia is building two new grain silos worth US$79m along with a US$53m flour mill in its eastern Al-Ahsa province, the country's grain authority has announced.
Australia
Oxfam slams food industry body over climate change
Global rights group Oxfam International has slammed Australia’s peak food industry body for in a report on the broader food industry’s failure to cut carbon emissions and adequately tackle climate change.
Australia
Watchdog starts proceedings against alleged egg cartel attempt
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun proceedings in the Federal Court against the country’s representative body for the egg industry and two producers over an alleged attempt to create a cartel.
FAO calls for more livestock monitoring to stop MERS
Experts at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have called on increased monitoring and investigation of livestock to stem the spread of MERS across the Middle East.