Pig farm restrictions slash pork production in southern China
Restrictions on pig farming mean one of China’s leading regions is facing a crunch in pork supply that could significantly push prices, researchers have warned.
Archives for July 15, 2015
Fonterra slashes workforce by more than 500 'to remain strongly competitive'
Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, is reducing its workforce by more than 500 in the face of falling milk prices.
Japan
KonaRed looks to Pacific neighbour for new coffee fruit market
Hawaiian antioxidant juice manufacturer KonaRed is moving into Japan with its nutritional supplements made from the American state’s indigenous coffee fruit.
Ancestral diet may be a vital cause of vulnerability to type 2 diabetes: Animal data
Over 70% of the global burden of type 2 diabetes will fall on individuals from developing countries by 2030, according to new research warning that ancestral malnutrition could mean a higher risk of obesity and diabetes in those consuming a ‘normal diet’...
Australia
Brand names can't trump supermarket cheese hegemony
Australians still enjoy their cheddar. Market research by Roy Morgan Research shows that almost 85% of Australian shoppers buy some kind of cheese at least once each month