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China’s food safety code throws a curveball at palm oil industry

China’s GB 31664-2025 standard for controlling 3-MCPD esters and glycidyl esters in refined edible oils took effect September 2, 2026. It sets...

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Wheat News in English

Saudi Arabia boosts wheat purchase by 28% despite sharply higher prices

Saudi Arabia bought about 683,000 tonnes of 12.5% protein wheat at $334.6–348/t C&F for November–December delivery, exceeding its target by 28%. Despite...

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Wheat News in English

Australia exports 1.66Mt wheat in August, down 16pc from July

Australia exported 1.66 million tonnes of wheat in August 2026, down 16% from July and 13% year-on-year. Bulk shipments to sub-Saharan Africa...

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Edible Oil News in English

Egypt raises vegetable oil imports to 2.3 mln tons

Egypt’s vegetable oil imports rose to 2.3 million tonnes in MY 2025/26, up 0.3 million tonnes, led by palm oil at 1.43...

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Black Sea disruptions raise risk of high-protein wheat shortages

Black Sea wheat export disruptions are creating concerns over milling quality, not just volumes, as Russian 12.5% protein wheat becomes harder to...

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Maize News in English

Philippines may more than double corn import quota

The Philippines’ Agriculture Department proposes raising the corn import quota under the Minimum Access Volume scheme to 500,000 tonnes from 220,000 tonnes...

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Rice News in English

Vietnam cuts rice exports by 6.1% as global demand weakens

Vietnam exported 6.4 million tonnes of rice worth $3.11 billion in January–September, down 6.1% in volume and 10.9% in value year-on-year. Average...

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Wheat News in English

Port shutdowns leave over 10 mln tons of grain in storage in southern Russia

Grain stocks in southern Russia exceeded 10 million tonnes by August-end, nearly one-third higher year-on-year, amid Azov-Black Sea port shutdowns and shipping...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Indonesia to expand sugarcane plantations for E20 program

Indonesia plans to expand sugarcane plantations to support its E20 bioethanol program, while also considering cassava as feedstock due to shortages. President...