Southeast Asia, currently the hub of oil palm industry with Indonesia and Malaysia accounting for about 85-90 per cent of the worldwide production, needs to introduce innovative production methods for better gains
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Chinese imports of Australian wheat on the rise
With unseasonal rains in May destroying a substantial part of Chinese wheat crops, the country has rushed into the Australian wheat market, buying close to 1.5mn tonnes of the grain in the last four months
Sweet sorghum may soon become Philippines' livestock feed alternative
Chinese agri-food prices affected by weather
The recent hot and rainy weather spells in China have affected the agri-food prices in the country