Thursday, 20 August 2015

Global Agriculture, Food & Nutrition updates - 21Aug'15 !

1. Integrated Ag targets $250m and the firm will invest in distressed and underutilised farm properties and underlying farm businesses in states like Arizona and Nevada.
2. The huge reduction in China's hog herd (pigs) over the last 18 months puts the European Union, the US and Canada in the frame for the predicted increase in imports.
3. Stafford launches agri investment strategy.
4. Asian investors go big on New Zealand dairy.
5. A ban on genetically modified (GM) crops in Scotland would seriously undermine the nation’s food and drink industry, warn nearly 30 leading organisations.
6. Israel’s Health Ministry has ruled that Heinz Ketchup can no longer be called ketchup in Israel after local brand Osem argued it doesn’t contain enough tomato paste, according to Israeli news service Ynet.
7. Taking lutein at 13 months of age does not benefit the child’s cardiometabolic health at six, say researchers.
8. A recent FDA warning letter reminds food and beverage manufacturers that whole stevia leaf is not generally recognized as safe for conventional foods, even though many extracts of the plant are.

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