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Asia Rice: Vietnam rates at two-year highs stoke demand concerns

Rice export prices from Vietnam jumped to two-year highs this week, fuelling worries about demand from top buyers as supplies draw down,...

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MSP wheat purchases increase 13%

According to official data, 16.13 MT of wheat has arrived in the key mandis so far, against 15.45 MT of arrivals reported...

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Commission agents upset as no wheat bag lifted so far

Commission agents are a disgruntled lot as not even a single bag of wheat has so far been lifted from 17 grain...

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Maharashtra’s sugar production down by 222 lakh quintals in 2022-23 as compared to previous year

Maharashtra has produced 1,052.78 lakh quintals of sugar this year, down by 222.52 lakh quintals as compared to the previous year, when...

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Australia’s decision to deny GI tag to Basmati rice could be result of Pakistani lobbying

Australia’s decision to deny geographical indicator (GI) tag for Indian basmati rice after prosecution and hearing before a delegate of the Registrar...

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Government wants you to ditch oil for ghee —And the reason isn’t just health

The Union Government is looking to promote use of ghee as a cooking medium, to replace the use of palm oil and...

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KAUST team seeks improved catalysts for Lebedev ethanol-to-butadiene process for renewable rubber

Butadiene, an essential component of synthetic rubber, is currently produced by the petrochemical industry from fossil reserves. Butadiene can also be produced...