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339Palm oil price worries in local market as Indonesia plans export cut
Indonesia’s plan to raise palm oil export duties to fund its B40 biofuel programme is pushing up edible oil prices in Bangladesh....
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272Punjab flood to hit Indian basmati rice output, exporters may realise more
Punjab’s basmati output may fall 20–25% this year as heavy rains and floods damage crops across 6 lakh acres. Eight key districts...
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98Centre sets rice procurement target at 46.34 mt for 2025-26 season
India set a 46.34 million tonne rice procurement target for 2025-26, 4.45 percent lower than last year’s goal, though 2024-25 procurement reached...
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113Egypt’s wheat imports fall by 21%
Egypt imported 4.5 million tonnes of wheat worth \$1.2 billion in 2024/25, down 21% from 2023/24, Reuters reports. The government bought 3.9...
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108Japan’s supermarket rice prices dip for first time in 3 weeks
Japan’s agriculture ministry reports rice prices fell 0.7% in late August to 3,776 yen (\$26) per 5 kg bag, marking the first...
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218Zimbabwe bans maize imports despite production shortfall risks
Government intervention in agriculture can distort markets by limiting trade, raising prices, and reducing efficiency. Zimbabwe has reinstated a maize import ban...
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271Rice imports to Philippines banned until October 30
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a 60-day suspension of milled and polished rice imports from September 1 to October 30,...
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273Wheat production edges lower for Canada
Canada’s 2025 wheat output is projected to decline 1.1% to 35.5 million tonnes on lower yields and reduced spring wheat area, Statistics...
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103Pakistan Government to ensure wheat availability after flood: Minister
Pakistan’s federal food security minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said Rs100 billion is being invested to modernize agriculture, ensure wheat availability, and stabilize...
