PALMOIL EXPORT BAN
A global stock trader’s guide to navigating food protectionism
Profit estimates of global exporters like Singapore-listed Wilmar International Ltd. and Hong Kong’s WH Group Ltd. are on the rise while popular donut chain Krispy Kreme Inc. may take a hit from rising wheat prices.
Feed the world? India has a chapati crisis brewing at home
Around mid-April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised U.S. President Joe Biden that India could feed the world. If the World Trade Organization allowed it, “India is ready to supply food stocks to the world from tomorrow,” Modi said, recalling the conversation.
Wheat jumps most in three weeks as India weighs export limits
The grain flow disruptions, combined with a fertilizer shortage and bad weather in key crop regions, are raising the threat of severe food shortages.
Ruchi Soya CEO Sanjeev Kumar Ashthana on Indonesia's crude palm oil export ban
Reports suggest that Indonesia's export ban excludes crude palmoil. "If that's the case, then 90% of concerns will be resolved" says Sanjeev Asthana of Ruchi Soya. Listen inRuchi Soya CEO Sanjeev Kumar Ashthana on Indonesia's crude palm oil export ban
Malaysia may amend palm oil tax policy
Malaysia needs to reform the industry's tax structure to counter new rates in Indonesia that improved the competitiveness.
