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117Edible Oil News in EnglishEdible oil processors petition Treasury over import duty tax
Kenyan vegetable oil manufacturers have petitioned the Treasury to remove a newly imposed 10% import duty on crude palm oil, effective July...
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101Edible Oil News in EnglishEdible palm oil to witness 10% revenue growth this fiscal, says CRISIL
India's palm oil industry is expected to see a 10% revenue increase this fiscal year due to consistent demand and favorable pricing....
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115Edible Oil News in EnglishIn India’s Assam, ‘hopes dashed’ for high returns on oil palm production
In Jorhat, Assam, 65-year-old farmer Priya Ram Duwarah has planted 60 oil palm seedlings in his 1.2-acre field, shifting from paddy and...
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113Rice News in EnglishThai rice exports soar in June thanks to Indonesian demand boost
Thailand’s rice exports surged 78.7% year-on-year to 1.02 million tonnes in June, driven by Indonesia’s food security needs. For the first half...
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180Rice News in EnglishGlobal rice glut set to hit Thai exports
Thai rice exports are projected to fall below 8 million tonnes next year, down from earlier estimates of 8.2 million tonnes. This...
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156Rice News in EnglishUS rice varieties highlighted in first Breeder Workshop
USA Rice held its inaugural Breeder Workshop at LSU’s H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station to align US rice varieties with Latin...
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93Rice News in EnglishPunjab’s rice exporters want Centre to push aromatic basmati rice over water-guzzling paddy
In a letter to Finance Commission Chairperson Arvind Panagariya, the millers and exporters association emphasized that enhancing fund allocation should focus on...
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105Maize News in EnglishSeed Corn Crop Facing Wide Variability
The USDA’s July 29 Crop Progress Report reveals that over 60% of the top 18 U.S. corn-producing states are in the silking...
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112Maize News in EnglishPoor rainfall escalates cost of cultivation of maize in Ramban
Rattan Lal, a farmer in Dhalwas, Jammu and Kashmir, has had to resow maize three times due to poor germination caused by...
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133Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishBiodiesel tariff: China’s trade tensions with the European Union could intensify further
The EU is set to impose provisional tariffs of up to 36.4% on Chinese biodiesel imports from August 16, potentially escalating trade...
