Opinion Agriculture The Gulf must rethink food security in the wake of Trump’s tariffs The growing US-China trade war may have significant repercussions for the Middle East April 18, 2025
Agriculture Luxury food producer Bateel seeks to triple in size by 2029 Bateel International, the Dubai-headquartered luxury food group that owns 40 international boutiques and 30 cafés, plans to double the number of organic date palm trees it cultivates in Saudi Arabia and to build a new factory in the kingdom to meet growing global demand. The company, which was founded by the Saudi Al Sudairy family […] April 17, 2025
Agriculture Frost and snow deal blow to Turkey’s biggest export crops Turkey’s agriculture sector is reeling after much of the country was struck by hard frosts last week, damaging vital crops such as hazelnuts and apricots and jeopardising export income. Temperatures plunged between April 10 and 12, with lows of -15C in some regions. More than a third of Turkey’s 81 provinces had frosts and snowfall. […] April 14, 2025
Agriculture Farmers at risk from North Africa locust swarm A locust outbreak in North Africa risks endangering the livelihoods of already hard-pressed farmers in the region. In recent weeks, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a UN agency, has issued a succession of warnings over a growing locust threat spreading from North Africa and across central Africa. In Africa’s north, adult groups of […] April 14, 2025
Food & Drink Turkish fish processors adapt as taste for sushi grows Turkish seafood processors are expanding their product range to cash in on new tastes, eating habits and markets, adding the Japanese delicacy sushi to their offerings. Not so long ago sushi was a rarity in Turkey. It featured on the menus of a few Japanese restaurants in tourist areas catering to foreign visitors rather than […] April 11, 2025
Banking & Finance PIF unit backs Brazilian beef exporter’s capital top-up Salic International Investment Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Brazil’s VDQ Holdings have committed to a rights issue by Minerva, a beef exporter seeking to raise new capital. As part of the deal, the two companies, which own stakes in Minerva, have guaranteed a minimum 1 billion reais ($169 million) to […] April 8, 2025
