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India against new texts for WTO talks

Developing nations refuse to accept April 21 texts that call for mandatory sectoral tariff cuts as basis of negotiations. Even as the debate around whether the Doha Round of global trade talks would be concluded by the year-end or not gain momentum.

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Vegetable world confused after outbreak of EHEC bacteria

The results of the outbreak of the EHEC bacteria keeps Europe in its hold. In the meantime more than one thousand cases are known, whilst normally speaking about nine hundred people are infected during an entire year.

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China imposes duty on guar exports

Guar gum exporters from India are at a distinct disadvantage. China has imposed customs duty of 7% and 15% on guar exports from India, the world's largest exporter. But import from Pakistan is duty free.

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EU: Three month drought hits yields of processed vegetables

Crops for the EU's vegetable processing industry will fall well below expectation due to unfavourable conditions in the first five months of this year.An exceptionally long period of dry and hot weather in the north of Europe is creating problems for growing crops.