Economics
Singapore Diversifies Food Supplies With Saudi Shrimps and Polish Eggs
- Nation has 23 countries approved for frozen pork, 13 for eggs
- City state also has an air freight agreement with New Zealand
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Singapore faced a daunting challenge when the coronavirus pandemic started to ground planes and upend global supply chains earlier this year -- how to feed 5.7 million people in a country smaller than New York City and one that produces less than a 10th of the food it consumes.
The city state now imports oranges from Egypt, milk powder from Uruguay, eggs from Poland and shrimps from Saudi Arabia as part of efforts to broaden food supplies, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Singapore Food Agency said in a joint written response to questions. The import list now extends to more than 170 countries or regions.