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Australia’s largest rice distributor SunRice Group plans to cooperate with Vietnamese and Australian researchers in research to breed new rice varieties to cope with the impact of climate change and boost rice production and exports from Vietnam’s Kau Long River Plain, the Vietnam New...Read more »
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World Agrochemical Network Chinese: Koppert recently announced that its biopesticide Terranem, a biological insecticide based on Sphenophorus carpocapsae, will be launched in Brazil. According to the report, the product is mainly used for the control of sugarcane weevil (Sphenophorus levis). Marc...Read more »
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The average cost of growing rice in the Philippines rose to a 7-year high of P12 per kilogram in 2021 due to expensive fertilizers and rising per capita wages. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the average cost of production for rice cultivation rose by 4....Read more »
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Vietnam expects fruit exports to exceed US$5 billion in 2025 and reach about US$6.5 billion in 2023, according to Vietnamese media. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently approved the 2025-2030 Key Fruit Tree Program, in which Vietnam will focus on developin...Read more »
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Blueberry fruit is rich in nutrients, with the prevention of brain nerve aging, strong heart, softening blood vessels, enhance the immune system of the human body and other functions, blueberry, a small berry, the fruit is blue, beautiful color, blue is 1 layer of white fruit powder wrapped, the...Read more »
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The Turkmen-Uzbekistani joint venture “Turkmen-Uzbekistani Agricultural Machinery and Vehicles” will cooperate in the production of 4-ton tractors in Dasaukuz Oblast, and will later assemble and produce more complex agricultural machinery, reports Turkmenistan’s Oriental Network...Read more »
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According to blueberry industry website Blueberries Consulting, Peru’s fresh blueberry exports in week 41 were at 17,256 tons, a slight decrease of 1% from week 40, however a 26% year-over-year increase compared to week 41 of the previous season. The data show that shipments increased in al...Read more »
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Bahraini Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak and Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oded Forer signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Agriculture and Food Security, Gulf News reported on October 20. Minister Mubarak said that the MoU signed...Read more »
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The Healthy Living Alliance of South Africa (HEALA) has proposed an increase in the health promotion tax (or “sugar tax”) proposed for 2023, according to a report on the South African Business Technology website on Oct. 25. The “sugar tax” is levied on non-alcoholic sugary...Read more »
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The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) Fresh Grapes Committee has released its second assessment for the 2022/23 season, according to the ASOEX website. Total exports are expected to be 68.6 million cases (8.2kg/case), down 7.7% from the 2021/22 season. In early October, the Fresh Grapes...Read more »
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According to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in the first nine months of 2022, the country exported nearly 1.39 million tons of various types of fertilizers, equivalent to US$886 million, an increase of 45.4% in volume and 166% in total export value compared ...Read more »
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Within the framework of the 2022 Sydney International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Australia, the Vietnam Commercial Office in Australia has been holding a promotion campaign for Vietnamese agricultural and fishery products from October 23 to 25 to introduce Vietnamese agricultural and fishery...Read more »
