Elaine Kurtenbach

AP Business Writer

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

In this Feb. 11, 2019 photo, a woman cuts rice in the village of Samroang Kandal on the north side of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

UN Warns Pandemic, Food Prices Leaving Many in Asia Hungry

A report issued Wednesday by four agencies says the pandemic is making it difficult for 1.9 billion people to afford healthy diets.

In this Jan. 5, 2020 photo, a sushi chef holds up the head of a bluefin tuna at a restaurant in Tsukji market area in Tokyo, after it was sold at the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

Japan Catch Limits Turn Focus to Prized Blue Fin Tuna

At an online meeting that began Tuesday, Japan is seeking to raise its catch limits for both smaller and larger bluefin tuna by 20 percent.

In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a temporary worker from Mexico plants strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Quebec as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world.

Pandemic Hurting Farmers, Worsening Hunger and Food Scarcity

Disruptions due to outbreaks of the illness and restrictions on businesses and travel to control them run the gamut.