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India rice exports kick off at $470/T-sources

A leading Indian trading firm has sold 100,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Nigerian buyers at $470 per tonne, undercutting Thai and Vietnamese competitors in the first deals since the food minister gave a nod to 2 million tonnes of exports. The company also sealed deals to export 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh at $280 per tonne free on board (fob), said one of the trade sources who was directly involved with the deal but could not be .....

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Taiwan - US beef rejected

Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) said last week it has again found ractopamine, used to promote meat leanness, in U.S. beef products, Central News Agency reported. Ractopamine was detected in three batches of U.S. beef products awaiting customs clearance in Taiwan, and authorities have already requested that the products be shipped back or destroyed, the DOH's Food and Drug Administration said. Ractopamine is one of .....

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Canada keen to invest in Himachal Pradesh

Canadian Government has shown keen interest to invest in agriculture, horticulture, food processing, tourism, forest produce and hydro power generation in the State. This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister in a meeting with visiting High Commissioner of Canada in India Shri Stewart G. Beck and Shri Scot Slessor, Consul General of Canadian High Commission held here today. Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal said .....

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Qatar to start a food security program

Qatar announced it is going to boost its food security, attempting to achieve self sufficiency turning 45,000 hectares (111,200 acers) of Qatari land into farms. Unlike many Gulf countries investing in foreign farm land, Qatar's ambitious plan will use the most advanced technologies to overcome natural challenges to agricultures in the desert state; namely access to water.The self-sufficiency plan, which was called for through an .....