The Magazine behind NZ’s Export Drive
Countries from India and Indonesia to Russia are tightening their grip on natural resources as they limit exports to build up domestic industry in a trend that will spawn many challenges to World Trade...
Argentina is poised to release onto world markets a fresh batch of wheat exports whose low prices are creating nerves even in the Black Sea, often seen as the most competitive origin for exports...
Europe’s ban on shipping conferences has led to greater rate volatility, costs and supply chain instability but the true impact of this ban cannot be determined due to the impact from the global economic...
Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine and its affiliates have signed syndicated loan worth US$824 million to fund the purchase of ten 8,800-TEU newbuildings from China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) of Taiwan, according to Transport Weekly, citing the...
Dairy, bakery and beverages account for 72.9% of functional foods in the world’s biggest markets with energy/mood enhancement, gut health and heart health the dominant claims, according to NutraIngredients.com.
The UK market for functional foods on a bone health platform grew 6.8% in the year to March 2010, but at just GBP38 million, it still represents a niche part of the GBP556 million...
Confectionery giant Mars predicts a major cocoa shortage by 2020 and reveals harmonization of global cocoa certification programmes to ensure meaningful income hikes for farmers is one of its sustainable cocoa project goals, according...
The leading traders of physical raw sugar claim that the commodity is likely to surge to a 30-year high in the coming months, with all eyes on the pending Indian sugar crop output which...
Two of the new functional systems under Cargill’s Asian ingredients brand, Protex CF 6205 and Protex CF 6206, are intended for use in Mochi buns and donuts, Japanese delicacies traditionally made from pounded and...
Sugar futures surged to a 30-year high on mounting concern that global supplies will trail demand following crop damage in Australia and India, two of the world’s leading producers, according to the Sydney Morning...
