Covid-19 could threaten global food supply, UN warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 could threaten global food supply, UN warns

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — As the novel coronavirus pandemic shuts down businesses globally and sends countries into lockdown, the disruptions are threatening to cut off supply chains and increase food insecurity. “But a protracted pandemic crisis could quickly put a strain on the food supply chains, a complex web of interactions involving farmers, agricultural inputs, processing plants, shipping, retailers and more.” The issue, however, is not food scarcity – at least, not yet. “Governments, businesses, civil society and international agencies need to take urgent, coordinated action to prevent the COVID pandemic turning into a global food and humanitarian crisis,” said an open letter to world leaders from scientists, politicians, and companies like Nestle and Unilever. The loss of tourism revenue, the lack of domestic food production, and the lack of a financial or food safety net mean these countries are “really getting hit from both sides,” said Dawe. “But by keeping the gears of the supply chains moving and actively seeking international cooperation to keep trade open, countries can prevent food shortages and protect the most vulnerable populations.”

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Chinese Australians in Sydney buying food for family in COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai
2 years, 8 months ago

Chinese Australians in Sydney buying food for family in COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai

ABC  

Sydney resident Linda Li was so worried about her parents not getting enough to eat while living under the strict COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai she took matters into her own hands. Key points: Group buying has become part of a survival strategy for residents under Shanghai's strict lockdown The city of 25 million people has been under various forms of …

Food companies, distributors prepare for disruptions as Covid cases surge
3 years ago

Food companies, distributors prepare for disruptions as Covid cases surge

India Today  

The FMCG sector is actively preparing to tackle any disruptions caused by rapidly rising Covid-19 cases in the country. Food companies, dealers and distributors are working towards increasing stocks of daily essential products such as cooking oil, rice, pulses, wheat and other items in order to avoid any supply disruptions due to local restrictions. Food manufacturing and processing companies have …

Australian exporters feel the pinch as shipping container shortage, COVID-19 protocols take a toll
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian exporters feel the pinch as shipping container shortage, COVID-19 protocols take a toll

ABC  

Australian food exporters are being caught in a global supply chain crunch as a shortage of food-grade shipping containers drives up costs and slashes the shelf life of fresh produce. Key points: Australian fresh produce exporters are struggling to source food-grade containers One major WA citrus producer has started planning its shipping stem six months in advance Producers are also …

海关总署：加强进口冷链食品新冠病毒的风险监测
3 years, 11 months ago

海关总署：加强进口冷链食品新冠病毒的风险监测

China Daily  

1月14日，海关总署新闻发言人、统计分析司司长李魁文表示，海关总署严格按照国务院联防联控机制总体部署，加大进口冷链食品的检疫力度，防范新冠肺炎疫情通过进口冷链食品输入的风险。 工作人员在深圳一处进口冷链产品集中监管仓库进行产品采样检测。（图片来源：新华网） Overseas food exporters should strictly follow the regulatory guidelines issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization to ensure their exports to China are not contaminated by the novel coronavirus during production, processing, storage or transportation, Li Kuiwen said. 目前，对发生员工感染新冠肺炎的21个国家的124家冷链食品生产企业采取了暂停其产品进口措施，其中有107家企业是在出现疫情后即自主暂停了对华出口。 【单词讲解】 说到“暂停”，我们可能立即会想到pause这个词，不过，在具体使用的时候，pause更偏重“短时间暂停（后继续进行某事）”的意思，比如：He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.（他说了两个小时的话，都没有停下来喘口气。）On …

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China
4 years ago

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China

India TV News  

An imported frozen food sample in the city of Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local authorities said Tuesday. The sample was taken from a batch of frozen sliced pig ears imported from the United States as part of a regular screening before the entry of any imported frozen food into the city's cold storage …

Can you contract coronavirus through contaminated frozen food packaging?
4 years, 1 month ago

Can you contract coronavirus through contaminated frozen food packaging?

India Today  

Experts have voiced concerns over China's claim that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted through contaminated frozen food packaging. Over the course of the past few months, China has banned frozen food imports from several countries citing the detection of Covid-19 on the packaging. In August of this year, Chinese authorities claimed that a sample taken from the surface of …

China's large-scale coronavirus tests on imported frozen foods may put more Australian exports on hold
4 years, 1 month ago

China's large-scale coronavirus tests on imported frozen foods may put more Australian exports on hold

ABC  

China has urged its ports to "take immediate action" to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission after it reportedly found cases it says are linked to contaminated frozen food packaging. Key points: Expert says China's positive test claims require further evidence Expert says China's positive test claims require further evidence Australian exporters sold $10.6 billion worth of food in China …

China’s irritated trade partners push back on COVID-19 food tests
4 years, 1 month ago

China’s irritated trade partners push back on COVID-19 food tests

Al Jazeera  

Canada calls China’s rejection of food products that had positive tests for COVID-19 ‘unjustified trade restrictions’. In a World Trade Organization meeting on November 5-6, Canada called China’s testing of imported foods and rejection of products that had positive nucleic acid tests “unjustified trade restrictions” and urged it to stop the practice, said a Geneva-based trade official briefed on the …

Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and covid worsens
4 years, 2 months ago

Countries start hoarding food as prices rise and covid worsens

Live Mint  

Agricultural commodity buyers from Cairo to Islamabad have been on a shopping spree since the Covid-19 pandemic upended supply chains. “The result is that consumers are holding more inventory as a precaution against future supply disruptions.” A number of factors are adding to a rally in prices for corn, wheat and soybeans, including floods in China and the country’s increased …

Beijing restricts frozen food import from high-risk covid places
4 years, 3 months ago

Beijing restricts frozen food import from high-risk covid places

Live Mint  

China’s capital city urged companies to halt imports of frozen food from countries that have been severely hit by the pandemic as fears continue to mount over the possibility of transmission through packaging. The Beijing city government on Monday told companies to avoid importing frozen food from high-risk nations, without naming any. Chinese customs and local governments have repeatedly detected …

WHO plays down China's worry over coronavirus on food packaging after chicken wings found with COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO plays down China's worry over coronavirus on food packaging after chicken wings found with COVID-19

ABC  

The World Health Organisation has moved to allay fears coronavirus could be spreading via food shipments. Key points: A WHO spokesman said people should not fear food, food packaging or processing or delivery of food A WHO spokesman said people should not fear food, food packaging or processing or delivery of food China had tested hundreds of thousands of packages …

WHO says food safe from coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO says food safe from coronavirus

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization on Thursday urged people not to fear catching the novel coronavirus from food, after Chinese testers found traces on food and food packaging. The virus was found Tuesday in the Chinese city of Shenzhen during a routine check on samples of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil, city authorities said. "People are already scared enough and …

Can you get coronavirus from packages? What we know so far
4 years, 4 months ago

Can you get coronavirus from packages? What we know so far

Live Mint  

coronavirus, spread of coronavirus, coronavirus transmission, frozen food packaging, New Zealand, coronavirus for freight, frozen chicken wings, COVID-19 from food, food packaging China reported several cases of frozen food packaging contaminated with the novel coronavirus this week, while New Zealand said it is investigating the possibility that its latest COVID-19 cases could be traced to imported freight. Health officials raised …

Australian food products now require proof of virus-free status before entering China
4 years, 6 months ago

Australian food products now require proof of virus-free status before entering China

ABC  

Australian producers sending food and edible agricultural products to China will now be required to sign a declaration to prove the items are free from COVID-19, following an outbreak at a Beijing market. Key points: Australian producers are now required to sign a declaration to prove items are free from COVID-19, following an outbreak at a Beijing market Agriculture Minister …

Heavy traces of coronavirus found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
4 years, 6 months ago

Heavy traces of coronavirus found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday. Their preliminary report comes as the country’s capital tackles a resurgence of COVID-19 cases over the past week …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Social distancing is practiced as rice supplies are distributed to people in Jakarta, Indonesia. AJENG DINAR ULFIANA/REUTERS Countries most at risk The FAO said in a statement that it estimates 821 million people, or nearly 11 percent of the global population, are undernourished, the highest rate since 2011. "Now is the time to show solidarity, act responsibly and adhere to …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Food packages from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are distributed in Tripoli, Libya, during the holy month of Ramadan. AYMAN AL-SAHILI/REUTERS Crisis an opportunity Qu Dongyu, head of the FAO, said at a joint meeting of agriculture ministers from G20 countries on May 4 that the pandemic is having an impact on food security and nutrition, and called …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

A vendor piles sacks of rice for sale in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The country has announced that a two-month ban on the export of standard-grade white rice, imposed to ensure sufficient domestic supplies of staple foods during the coronavirus crisis, will be lifted on Wednesday. HENG SINITH/AP Fears voiced as some nations impose export restrictions Editor's note: The world faces …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

A vendor piles sacks of rice for sale in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The country has announced that a two-month ban on the export of standard-grade white rice, imposed to ensure sufficient domestic supplies of staple foods during the coronavirus crisis, will be lifted on Wednesday. HENG SINITH/AP Fears voiced as some nations impose export restrictions Editor's note: The world faces …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

A vendor piles sacks of rice for sale in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The country has announced that a two-month ban on the export of standard-grade white rice, imposed to ensure sufficient domestic supplies of staple foods during the coronavirus crisis, will be lifted on Wednesday. HENG SINITH/AP Fears voiced as some nations impose export restrictions Editor's note: The world faces …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

A vendor piles sacks of rice for sale in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The country has announced that a two-month ban on the export of standard-grade white rice, imposed to ensure sufficient domestic supplies of staple foods during the coronavirus crisis, will be lifted on Wednesday. HENG SINITH/AP Fears voiced as some nations impose export restrictions Editor's note: The world faces …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Food packages from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are distributed in Tripoli, Libya, during the holy month of Ramadan. AYMAN AL-SAHILI/REUTERS Crisis an opportunity Qu Dongyu, head of the FAO, said at a joint meeting of agriculture ministers from G20 countries on May 4 that the pandemic is having an impact on food security and nutrition, and called …

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN
4 years, 8 months ago

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 is likely to leave 130 million people acutely hungry this year, adding to 135 million already in the category. The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. New report Tuesday’s fourth annual Global Report on Food …

Australia is one of the most food secure nations in the world, despite droughts and coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia is one of the most food secure nations in the world, despite droughts and coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Australia will not run out of food during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new Government report. The ABARES insights report, released by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment says that any concerns about Australian food security were "misplaced". "Despite temporary shortages of some food items in supermarkets caused by an unexpected surge in demand, Australia does not have …

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns
4 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns

NPR  

U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen Groves/AP Stephen Groves/AP Updated at 2:25 p.m. And the company's CEO warned that the coronavirus pandemic is pushing the nation's meat supply "perilously close" to the edge. Sponsor Message "The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants …

Farmers enjoy fivefold rise in food sales as coronavirus drives more people to avoid supermarkets
4 years, 9 months ago

Farmers enjoy fivefold rise in food sales as coronavirus drives more people to avoid supermarkets

ABC  

After extended periods of bushfires and drought, coronavirus was looking like yet another blow to Australia's farmers. "We've seen an 85 to 100 per cent increase in orders this month alone," Mrs Richardson said. "Most people came through the front door and bought their fresh fruit and vegetables and now we're doing a box service," Mr Rehbein said. Stay up-to-date …

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying could impact global food supply chain: World Food Programme

Live Mint  

United Nations: The rapidly growing novel coronavirus pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse – and soon – if anxiety-driven panic by major food importers takes hold, the World Food Programme has said. "But we may soon expect to see disruptions in food supply chains," she said, …

Coronavirus | World could face a food crisis: UN, WTO
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | World could face a food crisis: UN, WTO

The Hindu  

The heads of three global agencies warned on Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide “food shortage” if authorities fail to manage the ongoing COVID-19 crisis properly. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating a shortage on the global market,” said the joint text signed by Qu Dongyu, head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture …

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn
4 years, 9 months ago

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn

Al Jazeera  

Governments must ensure free trade especially to avoid further slowdowns in food-supply chains, WTO, WHO, UN say. As governments around the world are trying to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by putting their populations in lockdown, international trade and food supply chains suffered a severe slowdown. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating …

Fresh food exports, medical supply imports assured by $170 million Government COVID-19 rescue package
4 years, 9 months ago

Fresh food exports, medical supply imports assured by $170 million Government COVID-19 rescue package

ABC  

The Australian Government will re-launch hundreds of flights to deliver fresh produce to key international markets as part of a $170 million boost to an export sector grounded by the coronavirus emergency. Key points: The Government unveils a $170 million support package for the international export sector to deal with pandemic-driven supply chain issues Hundreds of flights to key markets …

Food supply worries farmers in US as coronavirus disrupts their work
4 years, 9 months ago

Food supply worries farmers in US as coronavirus disrupts their work

CNN  

American farmers are concerned. “It’s very skilled labor,” said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association. “Supply shortfalls would drive prices up, and yes, you’d get less,” said Andrew Muhammad, a professor of agricultural, food, and natural resource policy at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Ben Margot/AP Growers are “planting right now for late …

Coronavirus is causing panic buying, but what does that mean for Australia's food security?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is causing panic buying, but what does that mean for Australia's food security?

ABC  

Empty supermarket shelves have become a common sight in the past few weeks, since coronavirus sparked widespread panic buying. Key points: Coronavirus has led to temporary shortages of some products in supermarkets But retail and agricultural experts say Australia has plenty of food to go around Rationing was introduced during World War II, but is extremely unlikely to be repeated …

COVID-19 outbreak could help agri exports: Agriculture Ministry analysis
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak could help agri exports: Agriculture Ministry analysis

The Hindu  

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Centre has identified 21 agricultural products, including honey, potatoes, grapes, soya beans and groundnuts, in which Indian exports could benefit from trade restrictions against Chinese goods. “There are 21 agri tariff lines where China’s global exports and India’s global exports are more than $25 million and where India is price and volume-wise …

FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO STOCKPILE IN A PANDEMIC
4 years, 10 months ago

FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO STOCKPILE IN A PANDEMIC

Daily Mail  

Source: Virology Down Under by University of Queensland virologists Dr Ian Mackay and Dr Katherine Arden Read articles that feature this panel From dried foods to toilet paper and drinking water - expert lists the items you need to stock up on before coronavirus becomes a global. Coronavirus panic buying at Coles sees shoppers clear the shelves of bottled water …

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