1. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced an extended partnership to better protect America's working lands, predict and prevent natural disasters, and inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and agriculture.
2. Nutrition to maximise the brain development of young people will be a big area of focus for food scientists in the future, according to a leading scientist.
3. Chicken prices have flown up by 10-15 Philippine Pesos (Ps) per kg in wet markets in Manila, driven by hot weather at the end of June.
4. Ukraine reported a strong increase in pork and poultry export volumes in the first half of 2015, as overseas supplies became more profitable following the devaluation of Ukraine’s currency.
5. A team of senior women food industry executives has passed the half way point in its bid to raise £50,000 for charity Farm Africa, after building beehives in Tanzania last month to boost local farmers' income from honey.
6. Australia’s beef and veal exports are poised to reach a record high by the end of 2015, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).
7. Online grocery shopping is growing rapidly in Western Europe with some brands already claiming up to half of their sales from e-commerce.
8. Hawaiian antioxidant juice manufacturer KonaRed is moving into Japan with its nutritional supplements made from the American state’s indigenous coffee fruit.
9. Australians still enjoy their cheddar. Market research by Roy Morgan Research shows that almost 85% of Australian shoppers buy some kind of cheese at least once each month.
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