AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRestaurant Cost Squeeze: US data show food-away-from-home prices rising fast as wages and utilities stay elevated, pushing operators toward menu simplification, tighter inventory, and cautious pricing. Food Security & Policy: Indonesia’s police are backing its Free Nutritious Meals program by building more than 1,000 kitchen units, while Canada’s Competition Bureau launches a broad food-supply-chain review—though analysts warn it won’t fully explain high grocery bills. Supply Disruption: Kashmir’s “mutton crisis” is forcing restaurants and hotels to cut non-veg offerings after dealer and retailer action over livestock-transport charges. Agri-Food Investment: Kenya unveiled a Sh1.081 trillion National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (2026–2030) to boost crops, livestock, agro-processing, irrigation, and research. Sustainable Production Push: Nairobi industries were urged to adopt cleaner technologies to protect rivers and reduce contamination risks to food. Trade & Exports: Philippines officials met USDA on a 2027–2031 ube research plan for Bohol’s globally known purple yam industry.
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