Wednesday, July 25, 2012

FAM this month (June 2012)

Featured Articles:
What Lies Ahead for the Philippine Tobacco Industry
The Eating Out Market: Then and Now (Food and Agri Business Paper)

Newsline:
Economy grows by 6.4 percent in Q1
German agency to fund rice MIS project
DA to upgrade fruit packaging facilities

Corporate Updates:
Pepsi invests in more bottling lines
Puregold acquires Parco
Du Pont expands with a new corn facility

World Watch:
High US corn prices signal an impending shortage
Brazil pioneers low-carbon agriculture
Scientists trace kiwifruit bacterium to China

Product Peeks:
Rice deal awarded to Vietnam
Tuna output up with Pacific ban removal
Coconut to get P600M from PCA

CFA Staff Notes:
RP at risk of losing rice protection
Planting Vegetables Reduces Pests in Rice Fields

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