Food Industry News

Adama has officially unveiled its new herbicide, Matero, at the 2025 Agriculture Show in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

As of the week ending March 28, 2025, global corn prices have experienced a significant decline, primarily driven by expectations of increased corn planting in the U.S. this year.

Developed by Corteva Agriscience, this corn variety incorporates the IPD072Aa gene from Pseudomonas fluorescens, the PAT gene from Streptomyces viridochromogenes, and the PMI gene from Escherichia coli.

According to a Reuters report on March 28, the Argentine government has revealed that soybean sales for the 2024-2025 season have reached only 8.4 million tons as of March 19.

Recent ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Paris have hit an impasse, raising new concerns for the Russian fishing industry.

On March 19, 2025, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published risk assessment reports regarding the consumption, feed use, import, and processing applications for genetically modified corn DAS1131.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of non-compliant foods at its borders, revealing that a batch of banana chips from Indonesia was found to have illegally added sweeteners.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published document 2025-04034, proposing amendments to the regulations governing color additives.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced regulation number 2025-04707, which exempts Potassium Polyaspartate from residue limits under specific conditions.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently reaffirmed its previous conclusion that silica (E551), also known as synthetic amorphous silica (SAS), is safe as a food additive under the reported usage levels and methods.

Sumitomo Chemical has accelerated the global registration process for its innovative herbicide, Rapidicil (active ingredient: Epyrifenacil).

Russian fertilizer giant PhosAgro has significantly increased its exports, shipping 730,000 tons of fertilizers to Africa, marking a 33% year-on-year growth. Key importing countries include Morocco, South Africa, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Ethiopia.

The European Union has recently implemented a 13.7% tariff on all cod fillets imported from Russia, creating a significant opportunity for the United States to become the leading supplier in the EU market.

In a significant trade escalation, China announced on March 8 that it will impose 25% tariffs on Canadian seafood and pork products, effective March 20.

According to preliminary statistics from the Russian Agricultural Export Center, Russia exported over 8.3 million tons of agricultural products to China in 2024, valued at approximately $7.4 billion. This marks a significant increase in trade between the

On March 14, amid ongoing political turmoil, several food companies in South Korea have announced price increases, with McDonald's raising its prices for the first time in 10 months.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's leading health official, is taking decisive steps to enhance oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply as part of his "Make America Healthy Again" initiative.

On February 14, 2025, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) granted approval for a new processing aid derived from a genetically modified strain and a genetically modified beet for food applications.

On March 8, 2025, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced a significant retaliatory measure against Canada's discriminatory tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and metal products.

On March 3, 2025, the Ministry of Health Malaysia announced the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025, set to take effect on September 1, 2025.