Myanmar's poultry business suffers broken rice price hike

STORY: Myanmar's poultry business suffers broken rice price hike DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the duck farm in Taikkyi township of Yangon region 2. various of ducks in the fields STORYLINE: Burmese layer ducks farm owners face loss due to the rocketing feed price. The fishery sector is also facing the burden of high feed costs. Entrepreneurs have requested government efforts on the price stability of raw materials. Layer ducks farm owner Ko Naing from Yangon Region put his ducks up for sale at 5,000 kyats (about 2.38 U.S. dollars) per head for an outright sale. "The feed cost is exorbitantly high. The price of broken rice as animal feed went up 33 percent. Besides, the production rate has declined," he said. "The quality of the feed is changed to an inferior state. Although the layer ducks fed well, the egg production plunged compared to the previous record," added another duck farmer Ko Kyaw Swar. Meanwhile, the price of d

Chinese heating appliance manufacturers see surging orders from Europe

STORY: Chinese heating appliance manufacturers see surging orders from Europe DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers producing electric blankets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Wangfeng Technology Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN LILI, Deputy general manager, Beijiren Electrical Appliance Company, Shijiazhuang STORYLINE: China-made electric blankets, electric heaters and other heating appliances have seen rocketing orders from the European market this year as European households are preparing for a cold winter. Electric blanket manufacturers located in Xinle, north China's Hebei Province, have been busy working to meet the soaring overseas demands. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Wangfeng Technology Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang "Last year, the total value of our overseas orders was about 15 to 16 million yuan (about 2.07 to 2.21 million USD), and this year the figure r

Greek NGO warns worsening food, energy poverty amid rocketing prices

STORY: Greek NGO warns worsening food, energy poverty amid rocketing prices DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Athens 2. various of Greek Parliament 3. various of the center of Athens 4. various of Lignite power plant 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 6. various of Athens 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): SPYROS PSYCHAS, Member of Board of EAPN Greece 8. various of people shopping in open market in Athens 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): SPYROS PSYCHAS, Member of Board of EAPN Greece STORYLINE: The rising cost of energy has placed a heavy burden on many Greeks, with every other household struggling to pay for their energy needs lately. That's according to a report released by the Hellenic Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN Greece). The report shows that 64 percent of Greek households cut down on other needs and 36 percent cut down on some of their basic needs in order to manage amid the energy crisis. In the past year, the Greek govern

High prices on livestock deprive Palestinians of Eid al-Adha preparations

STORY: High prices on livestock deprive Palestinians of Eid al-Adha preparations DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:36 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a livestock farm in Ramallah city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HIJAWI, Ramallah-based owner of a livestock farm 3. various of a livestock farm in Gaza city 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED QAZAAT, Gaza-based owner of a livestock farm 5. various of public markets in Gaza 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SAMEH AL-AGHA, Gaza-based vendor 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): IBRAHIM ABDUL AAL, Gaza-based resident STORYLINE: Palestinian markets witness sales stagnation ahead of Eid al-Adha which starts on July 9 in Palestine, as a result of the rocketing prices of goods. Mohammed Hijawi, a Ramallah-based owner of a livestock farm, owns about 600 sheep and 150 calves. However, he complained about the deterioration in the purchasing power of clients this year, noting that he was able to sell only 20 percent of the livestock stockpile

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

(220529) -- LONDON, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges the rack of a food bank in London, Britain, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Middle-class Londoners join homeless heading to food bank amid rocketing living costs" (Xinhua/Huang Zemin)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

(220529) -- LONDON, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member gives out fruits to residents at a food bank in London, Britain, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Middle-class Londoners join homeless heading to food bank amid rocketing living costs" (Xinhua/Huang Zemin)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

(220529) -- LONDON, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A rack is seen at a food bank in London, Britain, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Middle-class Londoners join homeless heading to food bank amid rocketing living costs" (Xinhua/Huang Zemin)

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

BRITAIN-LONDON-ROCKETING LIVING COSTS-FOOD BANK

(220529) -- LONDON, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Former pop band singer Billy McGranaghan works at a food bank in London, Britain, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Middle-class Londoners join homeless heading to food bank amid rocketing living costs" (Xinhua/Huang Zemin)