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219EnglishPalm oil buying lifts India’s August edible oil imports to record -dealers
MUMBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – India’s edible oil imports in August rose 5% to a record 1.85 million metric tons as refiners...
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206EnglishFood business to pip edible oil for Marico
Mumbai: The diversification strategy undertaken by the Mariwala family-owned Marico to reduce its dependence on Parachute coconut oil and Saffola edible oil...
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249EnglishFRA to pay cash for delivered maize
FOOD Reserve Agency Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya says the agency has with immediate effect started paying cash to farmers upon delivery of...
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199EnglishIran’s SLAL tenders for 180,000 T corn, 120,000 T soymeal
HAMBURG, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL has issued two international tenders to purchase up to 180,000 metric tons of...
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267EnglishMaize farmers’ dilemma: To sell or not to sell at Sh5,200
Maize farmers in the Rift Valley are faced with tough balancing act selling the produce to middlemen who make prompt payment and...
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266EnglishTarn Taran: After farmers protest, AAP MLA skips function
Local AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal had to leave under tight police cover after being confronted by agitating farmers and residents...
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178EnglishIndia’s rice area grows on higher prices, cotton sowing lags
Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7% on the same period last year, farm ministry...
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193EnglishSteep 8% MSP hike likely for rabi wheat
The government is likely to announce a big hike of around 8% in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat for the...
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207EnglishAustralia set for lower wheat output as El Nino curbs yields
CANBERRA/SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Australia is likely to lower its wheat production forecast for 2023/24 by about a million metric tons as dry...
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198EnglishPunjab Agricultural University develops new wheat variety to boost immunity
Chandigarh : Punjab Agricultural University, a premier plant research institute that played a key role during the Green Revolution to make the...
