Commodity & Trade Updates
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Bunge in hot soup over soy-related deforestation in Brazil
BRAZIL- Global grain elevator and commodities trader Bunge has been liked to soy-related deforestation of the Brazilian Cerrado savannah by a recently released Mighty Earth…
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French agricultural merchant LDC celebrates 10 years of coffee origination in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA- Global commodities trading company Louis Dreyfus Company is celebrating its 10th year of organically producing coffee in Ethiopia – a decade in which its…
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USDA grants Louisiana State University US$10m grant to support development of drought resistant rice
USA- The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a US$10 million grant to help researchers led by Louisiana State…
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India may be forced to reinstate exports ban as wheat harvest dips below government estimates
INDIA -The Roller Flour Millers’ Federation, an Indian trade group, holds that the availability of wheat in the market is in jeopardy, suggesting lowered production…
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Russia holds that UN pledge on Russian exports will go on even if Black Sea grain deal ends
RUSSIA – Russia’s deputy foreign minister remarked that even if the Black Sea Grain Initiative ends, Russia’s agreement with the United Nations to ease its…