Commodity & Trade Updates
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Kenyan regulator threatens license revocation for beans, peas exporters on pesticides use
KENYA- The Horticultural Crops Directorate recently issued a warning of license revocation for exporters of fresh beans and peas in pods found with excessive pesticide…
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Egypt back in talks for major Russian wheat imports
EGYPT- Egypt, one of Africa’s major wheat consumers, is currently in talks to acquire 1 million metric tons of wheat from the Russian government, according…
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LDC celebrates Fuling Food Industrial Park and R&D center launch in China
CHINA- Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global agribusiness, Donlink Holding Group (Donlink), and Guangdong HAID Group (HAID) are celebrating the completion of the first…
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India agrees to export 75,000 tonnes of non-Basmati white rice to UAE
INDIA- A government notification released on Monday reveals that India has allowed the export of 75,000 tonnes of non-Basmati white rice to the United Arab…
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Bulgaria introduces embargo on Ukrainian sunflower imports
BULGARIA- Bulgaria has reportedly yielded to pressure from local farmers by implementing an import ban on sunflower seeds from Ukraine. Speaking at a press briefing…