Food security fears are starting to threaten Asian rice exports
Panic buying at supermarkets and hoarding have raised fears over food supplies, and governments for their part are acutely aware that keeping everyone fed at…
Trump set to announce deferral for some tariff payments
President Donald Trump approved a proposal pushed for by some businesses to delay payment of certain tariffs by three months, according to people familiar with…
Australia to charter planes full of lobster, beef to key markets
Australia’s government will help charter hundreds of planes full of products such as rock lobster, beef and dairy to key markets including China and Japan,…
The return of the barter economy, swapping eggs for toilet paper
Since the beginning of March, unattended folding tables have begun popping up at intersections and the end of people’s driveways, offering everyday goods like rice,…
Not made in China is global tech’s next big trend
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India lockdown casts shadow on biggest buyer’s palm imports
Palm oil imports by India will probably slump year-on-year for a sixth month in April as a nationwide lockdown in the world’s biggest buyer to…
Australia may offer air freight support for seafood exports soon
The Australian government has promised to help the nation’s seafood exporters with freight charter flights to major markets including China, according to producer Ocean Grown…
Food supply is the next virus headache
Measures to slow the spread are disrupting processing, transport and farm labor. A global crisis can still be averted.
Oil aided by China recovery but still set for worst ever quarter
Oil clawed back some losses as signs of a recovery in the Chinese economy bolstered hopes for a rebound in demand though prices are still…
Global demand woes laid bare as China struggles to export steel
China’s steel exporters face bleak times as sweeping lockdowns from Europe to Southeast Asia squeeze demand by shutting factories and stifling trade, highlighting the stiff…
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