January 2015 issue

Featured Articles:

- Oh my Gulay! (...it will be a better year in 2015)*
- Building a Multinational Brand: The Oishi Story

Newsline:
DA bans livestock imports from three countries
DA adopts climate smart technologies

Corporate Updates:
Purefoods unit to acquire Vietnam livestock firm
7-Eleven bossts capex to P3 B this year
ALI to expand mall portfolio

World Watch:
Japan culls 42,000 chickens
FAO urges global action on deadly banana disease

Product Peeks:
Heat-tolerant rice breeds eyed by PhilRice
Local mangoes declared pest-free
Raw sugar to be slapped with 1% withholding tax

CFA Staff Notes:
"Paradigm Shift" in food production
Making coconut farming profitable

* external writer

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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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November December 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Ticket Out of Rural Poverty: Competent and Sound Project Management
- A Bright Bread Market Ahead

Newsline:
Economy posts 5.3 percent growth in Q3
PHL products to enjoy zero duty in EU by Dec 25
Vietnam okays entry of Phl plant products

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee bags Dunkin' Donuts China
SM opens 50th mall
Del Monte Pacific partners with two foreign firms

World Watch:
UN declares 2015 as International Year of Soils
Japan, China and Europe prop up their economies amid global slowdown

Product Peeks:
Rice self-sufficiency goal pushed back 3 years
"Target" program in fishery launched

CFA Staff Notes:
Emerging growth area in south MM
Phl agri underperformance


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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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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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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

July 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Agriculture Performance in 2013 and Scenarios in 2014
- The Dramatic Transformation of Rural Malaysia

Newsline:
PNoy delivers his 5th SONA
PHL population reaches 100 million
CARPER law marks its end
PSEi breaches 7000-mark for the first time this year

Corporate Updates:
URC acquires overseas rival
Pancake House becomes Max's Group
UK's Costa Coffee plans Philippine entry
Coca-Cola FEMSA eyes PHL as expansion platform

World Watch:
Thailand to reclaim top rice exporter post
UN sets new standards for rice and formula milk
US chicken faces fertility issue

Product Peeks:
High garlic prices due to traders' manipulation
Rice imports increase due to crop losses
Cacao production to expand in Davao

CFA Staff Notes:
Online platform on hunger and food security
Top 10 food-borne parasites
First irradiation technology facility


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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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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

Mid Year Food and Agri Business Conference 2014

The University of Asia and the Pacific is pleased to invite you to its MID-YEAR FOOD AND AGRI BUSINESS CONFERENCE with the theme “Philippine Food and Agribusiness: Challenges and Responses for a Changing World” This will be held on July 10, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the PLDT Hall, 4/F APEC Bldg, UA&P, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

The conference seeks to present the: (a) industry performance of selected commodities; (b) key issues and challenges and; (c) outlook and strategies for the future. These can help managers, investors, planners and policy-makers make informed judgments on strategies, decisions and policies for the sector.

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Rolando Dy for AGRICULTURE SCENARIOS IN 2013-2014

Executive Director

Center for Food and Agri Business, UA&P

Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong for RICE INDUSTRY

Chief Executive Officer

SL Agritech Corporation

Atty. Elias Jose Inciong for BROILER INDUSTRY

President

United Broilers Raisers Assoc.

Mr. Phillip Ong for AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY

President

Santeh Feeds Corporation

MR. DOMINIC SERQUINA for VEGETABLES SECTOR

Product Management Group Head

East-West Seed Company Philippines

Hon. Francis Pangilinan for CHALLENGES AND PLANS FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, STRATEGIC DIMENSIONS OF FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION

Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agriculture Modernization

For inquiries, please contact us at 637-0912 loc. 247/345, 634-2819 or email us at cfauap@yahoo.com.  Kindly look for Joy or Ann.

You can also register online here or visit our website http://cfa.uap.asia.  

See you there!

Mid Year Food and Agri Business Conference 2014

The Food and Agri Business Conference is on July 10, 2014 from 1:00 to 5:30pm.  Invited speakers include:

Dr. Rolando Dy for AGRICULTURE SCENARIOS IN 2013-2014

Executive Director

Center for Food and Agri Business, UA&P

Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong for RICE INDUSTRY

Chief Executive Officer

SL Agritech Corporation

Atty. Elias Jose Inciong for BROILER INDUSTRY

President

United Broilers Raisers Assoc.

Mr. Phillip Ong for AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY

President

Santeh Feeds Corporation

MR. DOMINIC SERQUINA for VEGETABLES SECTOR

Product Management Group Head

East-West Seed Company Philippines

Hon. Francis Pangilinan for CHALLENGES AND PLANS FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH, STRATEGIC DIMENSIONS OF FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION

Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agriculture Modernization

The focus of the conference will be industry performance of selected commodities, key issues and challenges, and outlook and strategies.

You can contact Joy or Ann at 637-0912 local 247 or 345 or email us at cfauap@yahoo.com to know more about the conference.

REGISTER NOW!

You can also register online here.  Or visit our website http://cfa.uap.asia for more information.

November December 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Food Staples: The Filipino Consumption Patter
Agriculture Scenarios in 2013-2014

Newsline:
Economy grows by seven percent in Q3
PNoy signs 2014 General Appropriations Act
Supertyphoon Yolanda causes billions worth of damage

Corporate Updates:
Max's buys Pancake House
San Miguel kicks-off grains-handling business
First Pacific tries its luck on agribusiness
ARC readied for listing

World Watch:
Japan reforms its agricultural policies
EU asks governments to approve GMO corn
Phl FDA says GMO foods do not require labeling

Product Peeks:
Fishery output to drop due to typhoon and fishing ban
Additional rice to be imported after Yolanda
P200-million food processing facility rises in Ilocos

CFA Staff Notes:
Back-to-back coffee events
Phl to host International Food Expo
Ancient farming to slow down extinction



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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

October 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Seaweeds/Carrageenan Industry: Stability in the Face of Shocks
Up in the Air: The Philippine Inflight Catering Industry

Newsline:
Phl receives another credit upgrade
Phl named as the most improved economy for business
APEC leaders commit efforts towards economic stability

Corporate Updates:
Del Monte Foods lets go of its consumer products division
Indofood eyes Luisita sugar mill
Soybean coffee maker eyes Malaysian market (Makabagong Gabay sa Kalusugan)

World Watch:
New rule may affect Indonesian palm oil production
Global prices drop to three-year low in September
Grain trade affected by US Government shutdown

Product Peeks:
Rice prices hit five-year high
Corn importation drops
Live chicken prices decline due to oversupply

CFA Staff Notes:
Herbal products contaminated
Luxury fruits in Japan
Edible algae growing on rooftop in Bangkok



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University of Asia and the Pacific
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Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

July 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Agriculture performance in 2012 and scenarios in 2013
Price responsiveness of cigarette demand

Newsline:
PNoy delivers his 4th SONA
Stock market and peso plunge to multi-month lows
GAP extends to all crops

Corporate Updates:
Ayala Land and Puregold forge partnership
Max's eyes new stores here and abroad
Nestle puts up coffee research center in Batangas
Geothermal energy developer goes into aquaculture

World Watch:
Codex Alimentarius approves new food safety standards
EU cuts subsidies for big farms
Asian countries turn to Black Sea wheat

Product Peeks:
Rice exports reach Singapore
Coco biodiesel blend likely to increase
50 fish ports to rise in 2015

CFA Staff Notes:
Limited farm FDI
Food inadequacy in the ASEAN
China maps farm lands

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University of Asia and the Pacific
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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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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 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

The Tilapia Industry in the Philippines
Philippine Agri-Food Trade: Smuggling and Tax Evasion

Newsline:
Phl economy grows by 7.8 percent in Q1
PNoy signs Philippine Standard Time Act
Phl holds national and local elections
Phl-Taiwan rift arises

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee's net income rise by 29%
Baskin-Robbins returns to the Philippines
Puregold to build 200 stores this year
Danone Group acquires stake in China's Mengniu

World Watch:
Rising Asian rice output to pull prices
Fish piracy costs billions of dollars per year
Full wheat mapping urged

Product Peeks:
Rice imports seen at 187,700 tons from Vietnam
Hot meat slapped with higher penalty
More corn silage shipments set for SoKor

CFA Staff Notes:
Indian rice farming method
Farm mechanization

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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 2013

The Mid-Year Food and Agri Business Conference is back!  Learn industry performances and key issues of selected industries as well as outlook and strategies in the future.  

FOOD AND AGRI BUSINESS CONFERENCE IS:

·   Held every July and December

·   A semi-annual (mid-year and year-end) conference that gathers together managers, investors, planners and policy-makers in the agri-food  sector

·   Provides a venue for discussing:

o   Trends and performance of selected agri-food industries

o   Challenges and implications

o   Coping mechanisms and future strategies

The Food and Agri Business Conference is on July 11, 2013 from 1:00 to 5:30pm.  Invited speakers include:

Dr. Rolando Dy for AGRICULTURE SCENARIOS IN 2012-2013

Executive Director

Center for Food and Agri Business, UA&P

Mr. Orlan Calayag for RICE INDUSTRY

Administrator

National Food Authority

Mr. Edwin Chen  for HOG INDUSTRY

President

Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, Inc.

Dr. Mary Ann Sayoc for VEGETABLES INDUSTRY

General Manager

East-West Seed Company Philippines

Mr. Gregorio San Diego for BROILER INDUSTRY

President

United Broilers Raisers Association

Mr. Wilfredo Yap for AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY

Executive Director

Santeh Foundation

You can contact Joy, Ann or Dani at 637-0912 local 247 or 345 or email us at cfauap@yahoo.com to know more about the conference.

You can register here and wait for our confirmation or you can download the registration form here.  Fax your registration form to (02) 633-8349.

REGISTER NOW!!!

March 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

The Biscuit Industry in the Philippines
Are Rural Infrastructure Serving their Purposes?**

Newsline:
DBM releases P1.6 billion for FMRs
Food exporters urged to follow SG's new labeling requirements

Corporate Updates:
Coca-Cola closes plant in Laguna
San Miguel allots P1.9B for buyout scheme

World Watch:
EU imposes tariff on US Bioethanol
NZ suffers from biggest drought in 30 years

Product Peeks:
Corn gets P900M
Hybrid rice seed available on credit

CFA Staff Notes:
Filipinos prefer fresh foods
UN feasted on blemished foods

**Food and Agri Business Paper (comes out 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

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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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

November December 2012 issue

Featured Articles:

The Economic Impact of Typhoon Pablo
Philippine Rubber Industry: Building Competitiveness amid Challenges
A Snapshot of the Philippine Fertilizer Industry
Agriculture Scenarios in 2012-2013**

Newsline:
Economy grows beyond expectations in Q3
President Aquino signs 2013 budget
Sin tax reform bill now a law
Controversial RH Bill enacted into law
Typhoon Pablo wreaks havoc in Mindanao

Corporate Updates:
Rustan's partners with Ayala to enter into the convenience store industry
AgriNurture ends 20-year supply deal with SM
Swift foods sells its Bulacan property
Century acquires RFM's processed and canned meat business
Ayala Land buys Food Terminal

World Watch:
Myanmar to double rice exports
Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines form a sugar alliance
China faces shortage of farmers

Product Peeks:
Rice self-sufficiency gets support
Coffee, cocoa industries get P192M
Rubber project gets clearance

CFA Staff Notes:
High Farm Costs Pose Risk to US Farmers
RP Slides in "Doing Business" Ranking
Aussie Researchers develop Coco-Tasting Pineapple

**Food and Agri Business Paper



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Pasig City 1605
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Fax: (632) 633-8349
http://cfa.uap.asia

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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University of Asia and the Pacific
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Pasig City 1605
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Fax: (632) 633-8349
http://cfa.uap.asia

This Month in Food and Agri Business Monitor

Featured articles:
A Tea-ser on Milk Tea in the Philippines
Food and Agri Exports to Europe

Newsline:
PHL population reaches 92 million
DA updates agri plan

Corporate Updates:
Puregold Price Club, Inc.
AgriNurture, Inc.
Jollibee Foods Corporation

World Watch:
FAO warns of FMD in Egypt
Crop chemical usage raises more concerns

Product Peeks:
Rice
Coffee
GM Crops

Year-End Food and Agribusiness Conference is coming

The Center for Food and Agri Business (CFA) is once again holding its Year-End Food and Agri Business Conference on December 8, 2011 from 1-5pm at the University of Asia and the Pacific, Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig.

This is the perfect venue to know the agriculture scenarios in 2011-2012. Selected industries that will be tackled are Rice, Sugar, Vegetables, Processed Meat and Fish, and Restaurant industries.

Discount will be given to companies with at least 3 participants.

Please refer to the brochure to know more about the conference.

For more details, you can contact us at 637-0912 local 247 or 345, 634-2819 or email us at cfauap@yahoo.com. You can fax the registration form to 633-8349. Look for Joy or Danica

See you there!