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Gujarat keen to replace calcium carbide with ethylene gas for mango ripening
12April 2011
 With the upcoming mango season, the Gujarat Food & Drug Control Administration (FDCA) is determined to curb the use of calcium carbide for fruits ripening, particularly mangoes, in the state, as the chemical is believed to have harmful effect on human health. |
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Japan to increase food imports
12April 2011
Food safety fears for locally produced foods like milk, meat, fruit and vegetables will give rise to increased imports, a Rabobank report states. The magnitude 9.0 quake is being described at the costliest since records begun in 1965, with estimated losses of $US235 billion.
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Haryana delegation talks agri cooperation with Israel
12April 2011
 A delegation from Haryana led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today discussed with Israeli officials cooperation in the field of agriculture, seeking latest technology on water conservation and harvesting. |
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Bangladesh poultry production in rapid decline
12April 2011
 In Bangladesh poultry production has fallen by nearly 18% in the last nine months, according to the Poultry Industries Protection National Council. The poultry sector in the country blames the significant decline on the increase in poultry feed prices, the governments failure to provide incentives to the sector, low market price of poultry products and bird flu. |
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Iraq Receives More Than 200,000 Tons of Wheat From Australia |
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Peru: Grape, mango and asparagus exports to the U.S. and Netherlands grew |
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Madhya Pradesh govt pays Rs 1,000 cr to wheat growers |
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Government’s Increase of Beef Quota News to the Importers |
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WTO sees trade growth slowing to 6.5% this year |
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Bumper wheat crop beckons global buyers |
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China Likely to Reduce Soybean Imports |
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Dairy product prices to rise despite milk freeze |
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