Kuwait fish boycott drives prices down
Kuwaiti consumers boycotting fish in protest at unprecedentedly high prices have forced market rates down, and drawn support from government officials.
Archives for September 7, 2015
FAO plans water usage database to improve productivity
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is developing an open-access database to measure water usage in the Middle East and North Africa, to improve water productivity and reduce scarcity issues.
‘People have a right to know where the juice used to make their cider comes from!’ Cider makers call for country of origin labels
Cider Australia has launched a petition calling for country of origin labelling laws to be extended to cider, in an effort to ensure producers using local ingredients are on a level playing field with those using cheaper imported concentrate.
Salalah Mills to be Oman’s biggest with $19m plant
Oman’s Salalah Mills will build a new US$19.5m flour mill to produce 600 tonnes of flour per day by 2017, as agro terminal and dairy plant projects also get underway in the Sultanate.
British pie maker eyes a slice of Middle East market
British firm Lewis Pies will start exporting a range of frozen pies to the Middle East after signing a new sales and distribution agreement with the Yearsley Group.
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India could have new approvals process by next spring
India’s food regulator intends to have a new product approvals process set up within the next six months.
Tate & Lyle raise price of corn-based ingredients by up to 20%
Tate & Lyle will raise the price of corn-based food ingredients by up to 20% following a European heatwave which has lowered yields.
Qatar aims to produce 70% of veg domestically by 2023
Hassad subsidiary Zulal Oasis plans to supply up to 70% of Qatar’s vegetable demand with home-grown produce by 2023, through the use of patented greenhouse technology.
Egypt bags cheap Russian wheat, signs new silo deals
Egypt will buy more wheat from Russia this year, taking advantage of historically low prices, while it continues with a major grain silo programme to improve domestic storage capacity.
Chinese drinking yogurt growth 'illustrates the scale of opportunity': Tetra Pak
Growth in demand for drinking yogurt in China "illustrates the scale of opportunity" such products present, says Tetra Pak.
AstaReal announces plan to further expand US astaxanthin facility as finished product brand hits market
Astaxanthin manufacturer AstaReal has announced plans to further expand its production facility in Washington State and has followed other producers of the carotenoid into the direct-to-consumer finished products market.