Richlife in new pack

Richlife, Sri Lanka’s leading dairy and fruit based consumer products manufacturer which pioneered the introduction of tetra-packed beverages, introduced its flagship one litre full cream processed fresh milk in a highly informative new pack recently.

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Tokyo futures up, fears of Chinese measures lingers

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Tokyo rubber futures rose 2.7 percent on Thursday, recovering from early session losses to follow Shanghai rubber futures higher after they rose on speculation, dealers said.

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Food could cost more in 2011

Johannesburg (IRIN): If wheat and maize production do not rise substantially in 2011, global food security could be uncertain for the next two years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

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World pepper trade to witness high volatility

Kochi: The pepper market the world over is likely to witness high volatility in the later part of this year and in 2011 due to a squeeze in availability as the global output does not seem to grow corresponding to the world demand.

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World tea output up 10.24%

Global tea production has increased by 10.24 per cent so far this calendar year over the corresponding period last year, reveals an analysis of the latest information received from producing and trading organisations of different countries.

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Tea auctions this week

This week’s auction offerings totalled approximately 6.8 m kgs.
Ex estate totalling 0.9 m kgs met with good demand. Western BOPS lost Rs.10 – 15 per kg on average whilst Nuwara Eliyas followed a similar trend losing Rs.5-10 per kg on average.

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CIC Agri Business recognised for uplifting farmers’ living standards

CIC Agri Businesses received an award for ‘uplifting the living standards of farmers’ at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Annual Award Ceremony to honour the Best Corporate Citizens held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel recently.

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Arid Israel recycles waste water on grand scale

• Israel is world leader in water recycling
• Water technologies a large export market

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Thirty years ago, Israeli farmers faced a daunting choice — find a new water source or go under. Their solution was waste water recycling. Now climate change is presenting other nations with a similar choice.

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Fishing nations gear up for tuna quota talks

• Countries meet to set catch quotas for bluefin tuna
• Environmentalists say stocks dangerously low
• Fishing nations concerned about jobs
• Poor data leaves doubts over tuna stocks size

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Global rice demand, production high in Vietnam meetings

Hanoi (Reuters): Rice research, global demand and trading and currency risks fill a basket of issues in focus at a pair of conferences on the grain in Vietnam this week.
Top rice scientists, executives, policymakers, processors and traders from around the world will attend a research conference and another focusing on rice policy and investment between Nov. 9 and Nov. 11 in Hanoi, organisers said.

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