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...
China Tightens Banana Rules
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China is set to introduce updated phytosanitary requirements for fresh bananas from Myanmar, giving exporters only a...
Rocha Pears Face a Stronger Season
Arabfields, Giulia Alliata, Economic Correspondent, Italia — Portugal’s Rocha pear sector is heading into a stronger 2026 season, with production in the Oeste region...
Africa’s Untapped Tree Economy
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West & Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Africa is entering 2026 with an economic opportunity growing quietly across its farms,...
Italy Tightens the Grip on Grape Rights
Arabfields, Giulia Alliata, Economic Correspondent, Italia — Italy’s table grape sector is entering a more closely regulated phase as enforcement of plant variety rights...
CMI Orchards Starts Apple Season Strong
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, Special Economic Correspondent, America — CMI Orchards has started its new Washington apple season with a larger crop and stronger production...
China Tightens Pecan Imports
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China has introduced provisional anti-dumping measures on pecans imported from the United States and Mexico, adding new...
