Malaysia will implement a higher biodiesel mandate from the second half of 2019, raising the minimum bio-content local producers must put in biodiesel to 10 percent from the current 7 percent, in a move to support palm oil prices.
The higher biodiesel blending mandate will soak up more supplies of...
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Indonesia’s trade minister said the country is scrapping plans to bring back an import tax on soybeans, ahead of a meeting to persuade U.S. officials to keep the Southeast Asian nation on a list of countries that receive preferential trade terms.
Indonesia, which buys most of its soybeans...
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The United States has eyed a wider market to export its agriculture products to Southeast Asia, with Indonesia as the hub, as it is the largest economy in the region, by sending an agriculture trade mission to Jakarta from July 16 to 19.
"We are looking at all market for two-way trade. We are...
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Shark catfish farming has grown rapidly in An Giang Province due to the authorities’ efforts to introduce sophisticated farming techniques and new technologies.
The fish is farmed on around 741 hectares of ponds, 11.2 per cent higher than a year ago, with output in the first half of this...
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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam called on Swiss investors to engage in Vietnam’s agricultural sector during a trade and investment promotion forum on agriculture in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 29.
Vietnam is one of the world largest exporters of many...
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Việt Nam’s exports of agricultural products are expected to face more challenges by the end of the year, so enterprises must follow market developments at home and abroad and improve the quality of their products, according to experts.
Vũ Tiến Lộc, chairman of the Việt Nam Chamber of...
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and VPBank of Vietnam have extended US$50mn in commodity finance to Tan Long Group, a Vietnamese commodity trader.
The money will be used to diversify procurement of agri-commodities and is part of the IFC’s global warehouse finance programme (GWFP...
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A vice chairman of a Vietnamese province and the sister of Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister made a visit to Taiwan this week to attend forum on agriculture and the economy hosted by the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF).
While at the June 25 "Agricultural Science,...