September 2014

Featured Articles:

- The Avoidable Tragedy of Rural Poverty
- Global Price Volatility of Selected Agricultural Products**

Newsline:
PSEi reaches all time high
PHL receives another investment grade
Agriculture damage from recent typhoons reaches P3.1 billion

Corporate Updates:
Local Pepsi ventures to snack foods
Figaro expands in the Middle East
Family Mart now open for franchise
Max's Group allots P400M for expansion

World Watch:
Global food prices drop to four-year lows
Global snack spending reaches US$374 billion
Tuna stocks decrease fast
Cocoa prices increase due to Ebola outbreak

Product Peeks:
Remote sensing-based rice data collection system launched by PSA
US expands list of allowable mango-producing areas
Adlai postharvest technologies being developed
Corn and coconut PH technologies now available

CFA Staff Notes:
Hunger eradication
US food firms turn to protein-rich food products
Fashion as an important segment in supermarkets


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
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August 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Agriculture Performance in 2013 and Scenarios in 2014
- Saving our Coconut Farmers by Using our Coconuts

Newsline:
PHL economy recovers in Q2
Manila ports experience congestion
Government to spend P62 B for agriculture

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee faces #ChickenSad
SM ventures into the convenience store business
Burger King buys Tim Hortons
Coca-Cola buys major stake in Monster Beverage

World Watch:
Thailand prepares for GSP privilege loss
India, Africa and US partner for agri education
Russia bans food imports from the US and EU

Product Peeks:
Chicken industry faces supply issues
Domestic sugar allocation pegged at 90 percent
Biotech corn boosts exports

CFA Staff Notes:
Graphic Health Warning Law
Fewer unbanked municipalities
Solar-powered aerator systems


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

June 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Convenience Stores in the Philippines
- Agri-Food Exports: Why Thailand is a Model of Diversification

Newsline:
PHL inflation rises to two-year high
Irrigation gets P6 billion funding

Corporate Updates:
ARC acquires Zest-O Facilities
Puregold enters convenience store business

World Watch:
Biotech food market seen to expand
Asian government prepare for El Nino

Product Peeks:
WTO extends PHL tariff restrictions on rice
Coconut continues to battle with scale insects

CFA Staff Notes:
Food label warning
Strengthening global food security and water supply


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

May 2014 Issue

Featured Articles:

- A Pick of the Philippine Fruit Industry
- Philippine Agri-Food Industry Clusters: Is there scope for expansion?

Newsline:
Phl economy slows down in Q1
Phl hosts World Economic Forum
Phl gets credit upgrade from S&P

Corporate Updates:
Emperador takes over Whyte and Mackay
URC invests in Myanmar
World Bank enters Phl farming with Bayer

World Watch:
World Bank warns about rising global food prices
Japan farm tariffs to stay
Thai military declares a coup

Product Peeks:
PCC to import hybrid grass
SRA to create more sugarcane block farms
Coco industry under threat

CFA Staff Notes:
New appointment - Presidential Assistant on Food Security
Trillion-dollar economy
Brominated vegetable oil


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

January 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

-Strategic Agility in the Agri-Food Sector
-An overview of Agriculture Employment in the Philippines

Newsline:
Phl economy grows by 6.4 percent in Q4
Government creates Philippine Statistics Authority
Peso drops to its lowest in three years

Corporate Updates:
Nestle's robusta coffee garden gets certification
RFM acquires Unilever's Royal
Del Monte acquires US Del Monte Corp.
AB InBev buys South Korea's Oriental Brewery

World Watch:
Large land area in China too polluted for farming
Thai government seeks to raise $4B to pay rice farmers
Corn prices drop to lowest level since 1960

Product Peeks:
Coconut rehab in Leyte gets funding
Phl bananas may soon enter Hawaii, US Territories
New rubber variety a breakthrough in the industry

CFA Staff Notes:
F&B companies cut calories in their products
Low R&D in agriculture affects productivity



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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

FAM September 2013

Featured Articles:

The Dramatic Rise of Veitnam Agriculture
Coconut Farmers: A SONA Special Mention**

Newsline:
PNoy signs Food Safety Act of 2013
Amendments to Price Act signed into law

Corporate Updates:
Coca-Cola Femsa sets priorities
Robinsons retail enters the coffee business

World Watch:
World population to reach 9.7 billion by 2050
US Government shuts down

Product Peeks:
Banana shipments decline in the 1st half
Raw sugar redefined

CFA Staff Notes:
RP improves its Global Competitiveness Ranking
IUD for Beef
ECCP brings RP to EU


** Food and Agri Business Paper, published every quarter

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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

June 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Bioethanol in the Philippines
The Challenges of Shaping Policies

Newsline:
Benham Rise becomes part of the Philippines
Farm mechanization signed into law
Philippine peso weakens as US economy improves
RP hosts 1st BIMP-EAGA meeting

Corporate Updates:
Del Monte Pacific Ltd debuts in Phl stock market
Alliance Select expands salmon farm operations
S&R ventures in Davao
China's meat giant bags $4.7 billion US deal

World Watch:
Myanmar economy to improve by 2030
US officials investigate source of porcine virus
Unapproved GMO wheat in the US raises concerns
Thai government to lower rice intervention price

Product Peeks:
Registration standard for fisheries launched
P6.6 M rubber facility to rise in Bukidnon
Cacao National Council proposed
Coconut MOU signed to boost production

CFA Staff Notes:
Rice research benefits four Asian countries
Increasing food demand and prices
Agricultural robots in Australia

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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

April 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Philippine Agricultural Trade with the United States
The Sugar Industry Under AFTA in 2015

Newsline:
Phl gets first investment grade status
PSEi breaches 7,000 mark
DA to experience biggest budget cut

Corporate Updates:
SMC sets record as largest dollar-dominated corporate bond issue
Bayer sets up hybrid rice seed processing facility
Thai food firm expands projects in the Philippines
Tanduay closes Quiapo distillery

World Watch:
FAO to launch new metric on food insecurity
China to import record-level corn
Thailand to sell tons of rice at a loss
Bird flu spreads in China

Product Peeks:
Agri-Industrial coconut estates to be set up by the DA
New rice varieties developed
Rice, corn imports likely to fall

CFA Staff Notes:
DA to develop GAP for rice
Meat processors troubled by new import policy

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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
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January 2013 Issue

Featured Articles:

Coconut: Awakening a (Sleeping?) Giant
The Business of Tree Crops (Their Role in Priming the Rural Markets)

Newsline:
Phl farm sector grows by 2.9 percent in 2012
DA mainstreams climate change in its programs

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee plans 300 new stores for 2013
Puregold buys Eunilane and Grocer E

World Watch:
EU limits fish catches
US FDA sets new rules on food safety

Product Peeks:
Rice stocks drop due to import cuts and typhoons
Red nile tilapia project launched

CFA Staff Notes:
Satellite for rice fields
Peak farmland


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

Food and Agri Business Conference 2012

THE YEAR-END FOOD AND AGRI BUSINESS CONFERENCE IS BACK!

Five selected agri industries will be discussed plus agriculture scenarios in 2012-2013! Join us and the other industry players on December 6, 2012 from 1:00 to 5:30pm at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

For more details, contact us at (02) 637-0912 loc. 247/345.  Look for Joy or Dani.  You can also email us at cfauap@yahoo.com or visit our website http://cfa.uap.asia.

You can also register online.  Click here.

SEE YOU THERE!

FAM September 2012 issue

Featured Articles:

Olive Oil: A Healthier Alternative Cooking Oil
The Discrepancies in Philippine Imports of Palm Oil Products (What's going on?)**

Newsline:
PHL economy grows by 5.9 percent in Q2
congress approves DA budget for 2013
Agri-trading centers to rise in four provinces

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee to open 100 stores in China
Alliance Select invests in fishing boats
Coke revives operations in Myanmar
Dole Foods sells two units to Itochu

World Watch:
Russia to cut grain exports
France retains ban on GM crops
Low soy production will shift demand to palm oil
China turns to new retail channels

Product Peeks:
Hybrid rice seed expansion sought
Sugar exports set for the US
Coconut investment to boost exports

CFA Staff Notes:
Rice sufficiency goal may not be feasible
DOST, PhilMech apply Ohmic heating
Organic as healthy as non-organic

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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
http://cfa.uap.asia