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508For Japan’s rice growers, postwar policy shifts yet to deliver stable future
Japan’s rice policy has swung repeatedly since WWII—rising output after wartime shortages, then curbing surpluses under *gentan* quotas from 1970. Demand fell...
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700Punjab agri minister asks Centre ₹151 crore assistance for restoring land silted due to floods
Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian urged the Centre to release ₹151 crore under RKVY to restore flood-silted farmland in border districts....
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355Rising Ethanol Demand Creating Rising Corn Prices
USDA’s record corn harvest forecast of nearly 17 billion bushels hasn’t stopped prices from rising. December corn closed at \$4.29½ per bushel,...
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441Govt to revisit ethanol blending progress before announcing new targets: Puri
India will review its ethanol blending programme before setting higher targets, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. He noted India achieved 20%...
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490Sugar Prices Slip as India May Boost Sugar Exports
Sugar futures fell Tuesday as October NY raw sugar closed at 16.03 c/lb (-0.62%) and December London white at \$532.40 /t (-0.02%)....
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349Sugar dips as India weighs higher exports despite ethanol push
Sugar prices dipped Tuesday as India may export up to 4 mt—double earlier estimates—despite diverting cane to ethanol, easing global supply worries....
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500India keen to modernise Bangladesh sugar mills
India has proposed technical and financial assistance to modernize Bangladesh’s state-owned sugar mills and produce refined sugar from imported raw sugar. At...
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314China’s grain output hits new high in 2021-2025: minister
China’s grain output hit a record high during the 14th Five-Year Plan, exceeding 700 million tonnes in 2024—37 million tonnes more than...
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540Malaysia : Firm edible oil prices seen for 2025
Malaysia’s plantation sector is expected to see firm edible oil prices in 2025, including palm oil, as supply growth (2-3%) lags long-term...
