Japan has announced that its beef exports reached 909 tonnes in 2013, up 5.3 per cent from 2012, according to Ministry of Finance
Livestock
South Korea and FAO to work together towards sustainable fishing

All activities will be financed by South Korea via a new trust fund established at FAO. (Image source: Miguel Saavedra/sxc.hu)
South Korea has announced that it will work with the FAO for the promotion of responsible fishing and aquaculture in the developing world
Philippines farm sector ‘to see a three per cent growth in 2014’

Production in livestock sub-sector rose 1.75 per cent in 2013. (Image source: Bev Lloyd Roberts/scx.hu)
The Philippines’ department of agriculture (DA) has said that the country’s farm sector will grow at three per cent this year due to sustained good performance in the livestock, poultry and fisheries sector
Indonesia champions for eco-friendly shrimp production

The SII technology was first introduced at a shrimp farm by Hasanuddin Atjo, currently the head of the Central Sulawesi Maritime and Fishery Agency. (Image source: Timothy Tolle/Flickr)
Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province has introduced a new, environmentally-friendly technique to boost Vannamei shrimp farming production
Japan to buy 5,000 tonnes of raw chicken from Thailand

Shipments from Thailand to Japan take seven to 10 days compared with two months from Brazil. (Image source: Martin Walls/sxc.hu)
Japan has announced that it will import 5,000 tonnes of raw chicken from Thailand in Q1 2014 after Tokyo lifted its 10-year ban on from Thai imports