Einkorn is grown as a relict or niche crop in Europe. But as heatwaves shrivel the region’s grain production, it may hold the key for helping crop breeders in Europe to develop bread wheat varieties with improved hardiness, enhanced disease resistance...
South Korea has announced new plans to utilise rice flour as a substitute for wheat flour where possible to combat rising inflation and supply chain challenges.
To guard its upcoming budget from soaring global wheat prices, the Egyptian government is considering scrapping a popular bread subsidy for cash payments – but this risks a repeat of history.
The Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Proparco – the financing arm of Agence Française de Développement Group – have reaffirmed support for long-standing client Tirayaki Agro through a new syndicated facility that will provide impact through...
Arista Cereal Technologies has set its sights on Japan as the next big market for foods made from its special low-GI, naturally prebiotic-containing wheat, particularly in popular local items such as ramen.
Lebanese distributor Ibrahim Jabra & Sons SAL has revealed sales have dropped 40% as a result of the looming economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Beirut port explosion.
Coronavirus and economic meltdown has left Lebanon on the brink of collapse: Now there are fears the huge explosion in the country’s capital on Tuesday (August 4) could worsen its precarious food security with the loss of a valuable port and wheat stocks.
An international group of scientists has pinpointed the genes responsible for the dietary content of white flour, which opens possibilities to manufacturers to satiate the consumers' love of white bread, while critically boosting their fibre intake.
Australia’s position as one of the world’s most important grain producers has dwindled away following years of drought and flagging exports that have put wheat in a slump.
Australian researchers say they have taken the first steps in in breeding low allergy wheat varieties, which could be used by manufacturers to create products suitable for coeliac suffers and remove the need for total wheat avoidance.
Japan’s agricultural ministry has lifted its ban on imports of Canadian wheat, after trade was suspended in June following the discovery of GM wheat plants in southern Alberta.
Human health will suffer when climate change strips back the nutritional content of crops, according to new research, which has stated that South East Asia will bear the brunt of the burden.
Japan’s largest rice exporter Shinmei Co. Ltd. has secured a deal to supply ingredients and raw materials to Singapore F&B firm BreadTalk Group Ltd. under a $3m joint venture.
Researchers are hoping that increasing the protein content in wheat crops will improve the nutritional benefits of noodles and help slash the risk of diabetes
Saudi Arabia has imported roughly twice as much American corn and associated products this year due to a change in government policy and more competitive prices for the commodity.
A pasta industry more than 15,000km from Italy is thriving thanks to a unique collaboration between farmers, durum wheat researchers and a major food manufacturer.
Ingredion has developed a line of Homecraft Create multifunctional rice flours that produce smooth, silky textures in clean label and gluten-free products.
Researchers have developed gluten-free bread with the same fluffy, bubble texture as wheat bread - without using any additives or gums - simply by using rice flour that has been milled and processed in a specific way.
World Food Programme of the United Nations has distributed food in and around Qayyarah after a siege had made the northern Iraqi town inaccessible for over two years.
Australia is braced for its second largest wheat crop on record, which should garner interest from feed makers given the low price tags this season, an expert says.
Egypt has exceeded its domestic wheat-buying target, paying farmers for more than 4.3m tonnes, but plans to keep purchasing wheat until the end of the season as reformers look to the future.
In the latest twist in the long-drawn-out Maggi noodle saga, India’s food regulator has petitioned the Supreme Court to quash an earlier ruling to lift a ban on the popular instant noodles brand.
India's breakfast cereal market has grown at an annualised rate of just over 22% since 2010, with Kellogg's, Bagrry and PepsiCo Quaker together capturing more than three-quarters of the market.
The Saudi minister of agriculture has criticised the high level of wasted bread in the country, saying 35% is thrown away, during the opening of a new US$218m flour mill in Al-Jamoum.
An Egyptian wheat farming education programme from Mondelez and Care has seen farmers boost their wheat crops more than 10% each year, with some doubling their harvests.
Kellogg will run the voluntary health star rating system across its entire cereal range in Australia and New Zealand by the end of 2015, kick-starting with a handful of products in June.
A critical new understanding of the disease cycle of a wheat virus will help farmers around the world protect their wheat crops from a devastating disease and major yield losses.
Researchers in Adelaide believe they have found a way to increase yield of the wheat central to pasta production, while their colleagues have discovered how to make a bowl of spaghetti more healthy without compromising its taste.
Australian scientists are close to releasing a new batch of protein-rich wheat suitable for harvesting in low-quality soil, giving growers in Australia and parts of China and Africa—the opportunity to produce quality dough for bread-making.
Saudi Arabia's poultry production will rise 52% over the next four years, as the country's total agricultural sector is set to hit US$1.7bn in value, according to a new report.
Saudi Arabia is overhauling its agricultural sector to reduce water consumption and improve efficiency, according to the chairman of the country's Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).
Neither enzymes, starches, hydrocolloids or sourdough can be used alone to replace gluten to improve the quality of gluten-free breads, according to a recent study review.
Demand for bread and ramen noodle products made with domestic wheat varieties is growing in Japan but the country needs to invest in its weak local production of the grain, government institute says.
Australian scientists have developed a salt-tolerant durum wheat variety that can increase yields by 25% in salty soils; the most significant environmental issue facing Australian agriculture today, according to CSIRO.
Bagrry’s India is looking to grab its bowl of the fast growing Indian breakfast cereal market on the back of new product innovations and a rapidly growing demand.
An Australian company has developed a way to turn sugarcane stalks into low-sugar, high-fibre, gluten-free flour, creating an unlikely health food segment and opening up another market for sugarcane growers.
Poultry processors in Australia are expected to implement
'significant price increases' for chicken meat, as drought leads to
surging grain prices, a major production cost for the country's
chicken farmers.
