Brazil corn exports full speed ahead, for now: Braun

Jolaine Norassaint speaks to her husband Milice, a construction worker at a World Cup stadium in Brazil, while standing in a corn field near their church in St. Michel, Haiti November 9, 2013. REUTERS/Marie Arago

BRASILIA: Brazilian corn exports set a record high volume in November, and despite more rains in the forecast, December corn ...

Soichi Furuya, a third generation fruit farmer, holds a bunch of grapes on grape vines at a fruit farm in Fuefuki, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Hyun Oh

Japanese farm exports likely to hit record high in 2015

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09/12/2015

TOKYO: Japanese exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products as well as other foods are expected to hit a record ...

Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Brazilian beef imports

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09/12/2015

BRASILIA: Saudi Arabia has agreed to lift a three-year ban on Brazilian beef imports which was imposed after confirmation of ...

India to impose more curbs on steel imports

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09/12/2015

NEW DELHI: The government is readying to impose more curbs on steel imports, including introducing a safeguard duty, after a ...

Finance Ministry releases Rs 5.366b for PM’s Youth Loan Scheme

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09/12/2015

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has sanctioned a total amount of Rs 16,083 million for 15, 641 borrowers through the ...

Pakistan’s trade balance fluctuates with Belarus in last four years

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09/12/2015

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade balance has been fluctuating with Belarus for four years. However, Pakistan could manage to reduced the trade ...

China foreign trade falls for 9th straight month

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09/12/2015

BEIJING: China has logged another month of weak trade, according to the latest data for November. The country's major trading ...

Canada border agents seize club drug chemicals at airport

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09/12/2015

TORONTO: Border agents at Pearson airport intercepted a package with enough narcotics to make 53,000 doses of the date-rape drug. ...

Australia: NSW police seize ice after raiding unit in Sydney

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09/12/2015

SYDNEY: NSW police have seized a large quantity of the drug ice from a unit on Sydney’s north west. Officers ...

UN clears Greek-seized 16 armoured vehicles for delivery to Libya

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09/12/2015

TRIPOLI: The United Nations (UN) has ruled that a shipment of 16 armoured vehicles destined for Libya that were seized ...

Cargo theft program launches in Western Canada

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09/12/2015

EDMONTON: The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), along with law enforcement and provincial trucking associations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan ...

Hamilton Port Authority welcomes new Parrish & Heimbecker flour mill

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09/12/2015

HAMILTON: Hamilton Port Authority said it welcomes the announcement of a new flour mill to be constructed by Parrish & ...

Jamaica: tTech prepares December IPO

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09/12/2015

KINGSTON: Nine-year-old information technology service providers tTech Limited is seeking to raise $50.2 million with an initial public offering of ...