The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday expressed optimism on the possible consideration of the Japanese government to ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with Japanese officials in Tokyo where he raised the Philippines’ concerns ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office here has partnered with the prefectural government of Hiroshima, Japan, to ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., along with a high-level delegation and representatives from ...

Banana exporters here renewed their appeal to the Philippine government to persuade Japan to lower its tariff on Philippine bananas to level the playing field with new exporters to this prime market ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam has upended the Philippines’ 20-year rule as the top supplier of bananas to China. International Trade Centre (ITC) data showed that Vietnam – for the first ...

The Philippines is no longer the top supplier to the Chinese market, with a 32 per cent drop in exports. Vietnam instead consolidated its growth thanks to competitive prices, geographic proximity ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines losing its crown as the top banana supplier to China was a long time coming. Exactly how long? About eight years, says a former ranking official of the ...

"BANANA republics" refer to politically unstable countries that can change leadership at the drop of a hat. These countries are heavily dependent on one agricultural product, like pineapples or ...