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Dramatic food price rises may help open doors to foreigners
27Jan 2011
 For Indian policymakers, the opening up of multi-brand food retailing to foreign participation has been one of the most difficult, politically sensitive issues in 20 years of economic reforms. |
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Trade target set at $25 b with Indonesia
27Jan 2011
India and Indonesia, seeking to take their partnership to the next level, have agreed to begin negotiations for concluding a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and set a bilateral trade target of $25 billion by 2015 against $11 billion last fiscal. |
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Pesticide levels pose threat to Thai vegetable exports
27Jan 2011
 Researchers are calling for a reduction in the types of pesticides that can be registered for use at local farms because of concerns the European Union might ban Thai vegetable exports. The sharp increase in pesticide use by Thai farmers has alarmed international markets. |
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Uruguay exports record fruit volumes in 2010
27Jan 2011
 Uruguay has recorded fruit exports of more than US$100 million for the first time in its history, pushed up by blueberry sales growth and a citrus fruit recovery, national newspaper El Pais reported. |
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Rice Imports by Bangladesh to Double on ‘Panic-Buying’ |
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Japan interested in poultry imports from Bulgaria |
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Onion prices fall 54% on high arrivals in Nashik |
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India: Tomato prices remain sour |
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India's food inflation rate rises marginally to 15.57% |
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EU predicts losing meat exports to competition |
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Aggressive marketing raises alcohol consumption in Thailand |
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EU industry not hit by Ivorian cocoa export ban |
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Import of fruits and vegetables to Ukraine grows over last five years by 77% |
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Areas under early potatoes in Crimea expected to increase by 21% in 2011 |
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Chile: Exporting fruit is more complicated |
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China's MOF to cut wheat, flour and milk powder tariffs temporarily |
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S Korea to impose tariff quotas on pork imports amid raging FMD |
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