Agribusiness
Daily Briefing: Land-starved Singapore makes room for urban farms in food security push; Hotel Properties acquires Marriott Hotel for $30.56m
And Tuas Checkpoint will soon feature a contactless immigration system.
Daily Briefing: Land-starved Singapore makes room for urban farms in food security push; Hotel Properties acquires Marriott Hotel for $30.56m
And Tuas Checkpoint will soon feature a contactless immigration system.
Olam clinches three-year digital loan for $474.35m
It will support the firm’s efforts towards digital transformation.
Wilmar's China unit set for $12-13b market cap upon Shanghai IPO: analyst
It is backed by its ARAWANA brand for cooking oil, pack rice, flour, and pack dry noodles.
Wilmar to takeover Goodman Fielder for US$180m
Goodman Fielder manufactures food ingredients and consumer branded food for Australasia.
Government aims to have 30% of food to be locally-produced
Environment and Water Resources minister aims to use new tech solutions to raise productivity of farms.
Singapore to develop 18ha agri-tech innovation park
It should be ready from Q2 2021, trade and industry minister Koh Poh Koon said.
First Resources' profits dipped 12.9% to $162.3m in 2018
Growth in production volumes outweighed overall sales volumes during the year.
Olam's FY2018 profits plummeted 40.1% to $347.87b
It had a large exceptional $149.4m gain recorded in 2017 primarily from the sale of its 50% stake in FEA.
Bumitama Agri's profits slipped 8% to $105,712.65 in 2018
It blamed weakening agriculture commodity prices and foreign exchange losses.
Olam buys 85% stake in Indonesia's largest cocoa processor for $121.31m
The acquisition will add 150,000 metric tonnes of cocoa bean processing and capacity.
Golden Agri Resources lost US$1.77m in 2018
It blamed softer CPO prices and the losses from its joint venture.
Wilmar's FY2018 profits dropped 5.7% to US$1.13b
It blamed the African swine fever outbreak in China and weaker commodity prices.
Olam to invest $4.75b in key businesses until 2024
It will sell some of its assets to make its six-year strategic plan happen.
Olam International to shut its sugar trade desk
The decision comes after raw and white sugar futures finished 2018 at a ten-year low.
Wilmar braces for weaker soymeal demand and lower Q4 profits: report
Buyers have stocked up soymeal as they prepare for a potential shortage.
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And Scoot to move its operation to Changi Airport Terminal 1 by 2019.
Golden Agri's 6% output growth trailing behind peers and industry: analyst
The firm’s ‘floating rate’ borrowings also pose a threat to its earnings.
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