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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fruit, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Innovation,

How a Japanese farmer produces mangoes that sell for $230 each

Wearing a white tank top inside a foggy greenhouse at his farm in Otofuke on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, Hiroyuki Nakagawa plucks ripened mangoes ready to be packed and shipped. Outside the

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific,

China rolls out 3-year action plan for soybean meal reduction; Chinese demand for US soybean may be affected: expert

China rolls out a three-year action plan for the reduction and substitution of soybean meal in animal feed, per a recent notice issued by China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, as part of the latest efforts to ensure the stable and safe supply of food and important agricultural products.

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities),

03/07/2023 SOURCE: financialpost.com

China's Jan-Feb soybean imports hit record as buyers stock up

BEIJING — China, the world’s top oilseed buyer, imported a record volume of soybeans for the first two months of the year, as buyers stocked up in anticipation…

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TOPIC(S): Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

03/06/2023 SOURCE: wtop.com

North Korea’s food shortage is about to take a deadly turn for the worse, experts say - WTOP News

Concerns about North Korea’s chronic food shortages are growing, with multiple sources suggesting this week that deaths due to starvation are likely.

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

N Korea holds meeting on farming amid fears of food shortages

Rare meeting dedicated to agriculture comes amid outside assessments of a food crisis in North Korea.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Ag Australia/NZ,

02/21/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Australian cotton clears Chinese customs on bets sanctions will end

Chinese cotton buyers are buying up Australian product in anticipation the unofficial ban that decimated Australian cotton exports to China could lift amid a diplomatic thaw that has already seen trade resume in other sanctioned commodities.

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific,

02/21/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Exclusive: China rolls out GMO corn planting, starts small

China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people familiar with the plans, dashing hopes for a full market launch of the technology in the world's second-largest corn market.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Organic, Ag Asia / Pacific,

02/07/2023 SOURCE: www.just-style.com

Levi Strauss to source organic cotton directly from farmers

Through the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) programme, Levi Strauss & Co. partners with Milliner Organic to source organic cotton.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Food Security/Shortage,

How terraced rice paddies bring Japan's inhabitants together

'Tanada' evoke a nostalgia that grips city dwellers and villagers alike

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TOPIC(S): Coronavirus/COVID, Trade (Commodities), Ag Asia / Pacific, Soybeans, Markets/Pricing,

12/12/2022 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

Soy takes heavy hit on surging Chinese COVID cases, South American rains

Morning report: Wheat mounts a comeback amid lingering concerns about the future of the Black Sea grains corridor. (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time.)

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