Bumper Chinese maize crop to have 'bearish' impact on global feed grain market
Chinese imports of maize are expected to be cut from three to two million tons in 2015/16, reports the grain market analysis division of a UK agriculture research agency.
Archives for May 10, 2015
Murray Goulburn dairy farmer owners back plans for AU$500m IPO
Murray Goulburn shareholders have voted in favour of listing the dairy cooperative on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
Asia-Pacific
UN bodies putting smallholders' livelihoods at risk
With two-thirds of Asia’s farmland now owned by just a handful of landowners, United Nations-backed policies to promote corporate agricultural production have been blamed for displacing farmers.
Australia
Gender stereotype holds true: Mothers do most of the shopping
In the wake of Mother’s Day last weekend, it is worth reflecting on research that has confirmed how many more women than men buy their household’s groceries, with mothers the most likely of all to do so.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2015
Indena refines Boswellia bioavailability; shifts compound focus
Italian botanicals giant Indena has debuted a version of the Indian Ayurvedic herbal extract Boswellia serrata it says offers boosted bioavailability via a lecithin delivery system.