A new trade agreement was signed between China and the USA to allow the latter to export all varieties of apples to the East Asian country
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Logistics firm to provide financial aid to Myanmar’s agri sector
![SLCM has become the first company in the world to help third party warehousing in a foreign country. (Image source: Paul Arps/Flickr)](/images/warehouse.jpg)
SLCM has become the first company in the world to help third party warehousing in a foreign country. (Image source: Paul Arps/Flickr)
India-based agricultural logistics firm SLCM has announced its partnership with Myanmars Yoma Bank to provide financial assistance to the agriculture sector of the country
Thai government plans 50,000 tonnes of palm oil import this year
Thailand plans to import around 50,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from February 2015 due to a domestic shortage caused by drought
Japanese equipment maker Kubota ties up with agriculture body for rice exports
![The Kubota Model NSP-4W Walk-Behind Rice Transplanter employs the seedling-friendly transplanting method by which transplanting claws pick up seedling and the claw extrusions push out the seedlings to securely transplant them in the soil. (Image source: Kubota)](/images/kubota-rice%20planter.jpg)
The Kubota Model NSP-4W Walk-Behind Rice Transplanter employs the seedling-friendly transplanting method by which transplanting claws pick up seedling and the claw extrusions push out the seedlings to securely transplant them in the soil. (Image source: Kubota)
Japan-based agricultural equipment maker Kubota will start exporting rice to Asia this year in a collaborative venture with the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA Zen-noh)
South Korea to boost agricultural exports in 2015
![The Ministry of Agriculture cited Indonesia, Malaysia and the Middle East as attractive markets to export its agricultural goods. (Image source: Fred Lang/Flickr)](/images/South_Korea.jpg)
The Ministry of Agriculture cited Indonesia, Malaysia and the Middle East as attractive markets to export its agricultural goods. (Image source: Fred Lang/Flickr)
South Korea will aim to export US$7.7bn worth of agricultural goods this year by expanding its presence in China and southeast Asia