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210EnglishMillers urge government to exempt sugar from compulsory packaging in jute bags
As the government has directed sugar mills to ensure strict compliance with the mandatory requirement of using jute packaging for 20% of...
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198EnglishMarine biofuel shipment successfully completed
Peninsula has completed its first biofuel deal for Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line).Peninsula delivered 700 tons of UCOME-based B24...
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191EnglishMeghalaya says no intention to allow oil palm
Meghalaya will not allow oil palm cultivation due to a general opinion against it, said the State’s agriculture minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh....
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222EnglishGodrej Agrovet Organizes Oil Palm Plantation Drive in Chintampalli
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18: The Government of India launched the ‘Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive’ under the National Mission on Edible Oils...
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183EnglishUS escalates Mexico corn trade spat with dispute panel request
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday escalated its objections to Mexico’s curbs on genetically modified corn imports, requesting...
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188EnglishCorn Higher on Weather Concerns — Daily Grain Highlights
Exports Jump: The Department of Agriculture said soybean export sales climbed to 1.4 million metric tons in the week ended Aug. 10...
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275EnglishTelangana once barren land, turns into rice bowl of nation
Hyderabad: Once the barren lands of Telangana have turned fertile with pro-farmer initiatives of the government led by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar...
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170EnglishRice prices top $600/tonne in global market except Indian parboiled
Prices of all varieties of rice in the global market are ruling above $600 a tonne, barring Indian parboiled 5 per cent...
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197EnglishNigeria gives $235 mln to states to buy rice, maize to ease food shortages
ABUJA, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Nigeria has approved a total of 180 billion naira ($235 mln) for its 36 states to procure...
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236EnglishEl Nino could delay rains in Argentina until October, hitting corn and wheat
By Maximilian HeathBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Heavy rainfall linked to the weather phenomenon known as El Nino likely will kick off in Argentina...
