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Exporting mango to the United States is now turning out to be a bitter experience, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar has said."Over the last 2-3 years, roughly about $2 million worth of mangoes have been exported to the United States," Khullar told a group of Indian journalists yesterday. A sizeable chunk of this – 14% – is spent on radiation checks by US inspectors.

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The federal government announced this week that it soon will start charging importers of dairy products a fee to support dairy-promotion programs, a move long sought by farm groups but opposed by U.S. companies that import dairy ingredients for various foods.

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More than a third of fruit and almost 20 per cent of vegetables consumed in Australia are imported, according to a new report. Horticultural group Growcom says while overall food exports are still high, at around 60 per cent, the figures are skewed by grain and meat.

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