| PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET |
4. PREPAID EXPENSES
AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, NET
| Schedule of prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
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| | |
| | |
December 31, | |
| | |
2024 | | |
2025 | |
| | |
US$’000 | | |
US$’000 | |
| Other receivables – Third parties** | |
| 337 | | |
| 1,519 | |
| Allowance for credit loss | |
| – | | |
| (1,514 | ) |
| Other receivables, net – Third parties** | |
| 337 | | |
| 5 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deposits | |
| 6 | | |
| 11 | |
| GST receivable | |
| 7 | | |
| 5 | |
| Margin deposits * | |
| 66 | | |
| 318 | |
| Unrealized gain on commodity future contract, at fair value | |
| – | | |
| 9 | |
| Prepayment to suppliers – Third parties*** | |
| 3,075 | | |
| 2,166 | |
| | |
| 3,491 | | |
| 2,514 | |
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| * |
As
of December 31, 2024, other receivables mainly represented amounts reclassified from prepayments to suppliers in the prior year
following the cancellation of the related procurement agreements. Under the repayment schedule, approximately US$300,000 was
expected to be repaid within one year and approximately US$1,177,000 thereafter. The Company assessed the receivables for expected
credit losses and recognized a provision of allowance for credit loss of approximately US$285,000 during the year ended December 31,
2024. No provision of allowance for credit loss was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023. As a result, among the other
receivables, net of approximately US$1,192,000, approximately US$300,000 was classified as current assets and approximately
US$892,000 was classified as non-current assets based on the repayment terms.
As of December 31, 2025, gross other receivables of approximately
US$1,177,000 were classified as current assets in accordance with the repayment terms. The Company subsequently assessed that the suppliers
failed to comply with the agreed repayment terms. Together with other long-aged receivables of approximately US$37,000, the Company identified a significant
increase in credit risk and recognized additional allowance for credit losses of approximately US$1,229,000 during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Accordingly, the allowance for credit losses increased from approximately US$285,000 to approximately US$1,514,000.
Provision of allowance for credit loss for the years ended December 31,
2024 and 2025 are included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
income/(loss).
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| ** |
Margin deposits relate to deposits placed with Phillip Nova Pte. Ltd., Stonex
Markets LLC and Olam Global Agri Pte. Ltd. for derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of managing the Company’s commodity
price risk (Note 14). |
| *** |
The amounts represent payments made to third parties for marketing and business
development services to be amortized for a period of time based on contract periods specified in the service agreements. During the years
ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, amortization of prepaid expenses of US$nil, US$1,393,000 and US$1,393,000, was recognized and
included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income/(loss),
respectively. |
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