Japanese Logistics Firms Expand Cold Food Networks Across Southeast Asia
Arabfields, ilhem Saàdoun, Correspondent, Kobe, Japan — Japanese-backed logistics startups are expanding temperature-controlled food distribution networks in Malaysia and Vietnam, seeking to capture growing...
Guangxi Uses Artificial Intelligence to Expand Trade With Southeast Asia
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China's southern Guangxi region is accelerating the use of artificial intelligence across agriculture, manufacturing and cross-border trade,...
El Niño Drives Asian Rice Prices Higher, Raising Global Food Inflation Fears
Arabfields, Meriem Senouci, Correspondent, Hanoï, Vietnam — Rice prices across Asia have climbed to their highest levels in nearly two years as an intensifying...
Tunisia Faces Growing Aridity as Climate Map Reveals Major Shift
Arabfields, Habiba Masmoudi, Economic Correspondent, Tunisia — Tunisia is facing a significant shift in its climate conditions, with newly updated government data highlighting the growing...
Korea’s AI Chip Boom Raises Inflation Concerns
Arabfields, Cherifa Brahmi, Correspondent, Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s powerful semiconductor boom is helping drive an economic recovery, but the rapid expansion of...
Soybean Prices Ease at Paranaguá
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, Correspondent, São Paulo, Brasil — Soybean prices at Brazil's Paranaguá port have come under renewed pressure after a period of relatively...
China Takes Centre Stage at Fruit Attraction Trade Fair
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China will take a prominent role at this year's Fruit Attraction trade fair in Madrid, as organisers...
Cibus Acquires Aweta in Global Produce Technology Deal
Arabfields, Ingrid Anker, Correspondent, Norway — Dutch fruit and vegetable technology company Aweta is set for a change of ownership after Standard Investment agreed...
China Opens Market to Russian Mustard
Arabfields, Lamia Cherifa, Special Economic Correspondent, Moscow, Russia — China has approved imports of Russian mustard powder and prepared mustard, creating a new opportunity...
Algeria Targets New Export Opportunities at Madrid Fruit Fair
Arabfields, Imed Aissaoui, Oran, Algeria — Algeria is preparing to showcase its fruit and vegetable sector at Fruit Attraction 2026 in Madrid, as the...
