Analysis of agricultural product prices, supply chains, corporate behavior, and industry trends.
“Do the supplements recommended by that influencer dietitian actually work?” a friend whispered to me during a gathering. As a US Registered Dietitian, I have long been used to acting as the “last line of defence” for my friends’ nutritional knowledge. When the recommendations of high-traffic bloggers are laced with…
Foodthink’s Take On 16 February, Foodthink hosted an in-person sharing session centred on *Fake Meat Displaces Real Meat*, a featured work of the Lianhe Creative Project. The author and guest panellists engaged in a lively discussion on topics such as the impact of imported meat and the future of traditional…
I. The Great Australian Egg Shortage For the first time in my life, I found myself unable to afford eggs. This past New Year, my family and I rented an Airbnb in Sydney, Australia, to ring in the new year. Being unfamiliar with the area, we did all our shopping…
Since January this year, the US has faced widespread egg shortages due to avian flu. Because of the scarcity, many supermarkets have introduced purchase limits, and stockouts have become frequent. Meanwhile, egg prices have soared. Americans, accustomed to cheap eggs every day, have been voicing their frustration. This scene feels…
Foodthink’s Perspective Termite mushrooms, known locally in Shaoguan, Guangdong as “Summer Solstice mushrooms”, have become a culinary trend in recent years, sparking a picking frenzy across Northern Guangdong. CaiCai and Dayan from the “Springflut” studio ventured into the Yao community and inadvertently found themselves amidst a vast army of mushroom…
On 4 February, Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives announced the successful breeding of a genetically modified strain of Blackchin tilapia. These modified tetraploid tilapia produce sterile offspring when mated with naturally occurring diploid tilapia. The government hopes this will curb the spread of the African invasive species and reverse…
As Chinese New Year draws near, not only is the festive background music returning to supermarkets, but the ‘holiday weight gain’ hashtags are once again flooding social media feeds. In the past, people often assumed that gaining weight during the holidays was due to rich, festive feasts. In recent years,…
This year, whether in the city or the countryside, the rising cost of vegetables is on everyone’s lips. Yet, while we complain about inflation, the farmers in the fields are facing unprecedented challenges. Few stop to ask: why are prices rising like this, and are the farmers actually making…
Foodthink Insights What kind of agricultural training do farmers actually need? Lao Liu (Huang Guoliang), who has spent nearly 20 years working in rural communities across China, has some thoughts on the matter. In his view, to understand agricultural training, one must first address the question of what kind of…
Foodthink’s Take Double 11 is here once again. Have you joined the shopping spree this year? Paying for one’s conscience, or spending based on a set of moral principles and values, is a form of ‘ethical consumption’ that differs from traditional consumerism. It reflects the consumer’s desire to support values…
