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Farm and Food: Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill
18 May 2024 09:20 GMT
… make the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) climate … shepherded the past two Farm Bills through Congress from … exporter, ethanol’s fading market, looming trade wars with China and Mexico … popular, increasingly expensive federal farm programs have delivered far …
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Cuba laments collapse of iconic sugar industry
18 May 2024 00:51 GMT
… comes from a family of farm hands and started the tough … Cuban economy. It was not just the island's main export … in Cuba. But things are particularly bleak in the sugar trade.
… hurt production levels.
Last season, Cuba's production fell to …
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Costa Rica: Banana industry works to stay free of Tropical Fusarium Race 4
17 May 2024 15:36 GMT
In 2023, Costa Rica exported 127 million boxes of … main banana varieties produced in Costa Rica are Cavendish, Williams, and … airports. In addition, all imported banana material must be certified … researcher added that at the farm level, producers have opted …
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Al-Rawi: Money grows on trees, it is called agriculture
18 May 2024 00:27 GMT
… can, with entities like Cariri (Caribbean Industrial Research Institute) and others … that through the Ministry of Trade. So I am really … for them to ply their trade."
He also commended … the importance of agriculture in reducing the food import bill.
“We …
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With Cuba’s economy in tailspin, its leader makes big bet on Putin during Kremlin visit
17 May 2024 17:50 GMT
… of the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, who … land for farming and other uses. Yet Cuban leaders have … visiting the Republic of Cuba, government-to-government donations … with Cuban government officials and representatives of American food exporters …
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Caribbean Poultry Association symposium emphasizes Agriculture’s vital Rrole
17 May 2024 17:28 GMT
… the critical importance of agriculture in the Caribbean.
Joseph Cox, assistant … to reduce the food import bill by 25 per … poultry trade dynamics
Poultry ranks as the highest imported meat product … like Jamaica face challenges due to reliance on imports for …
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Trade Ministry commits to supporting local poultry industry
17 May 2024 17:13 GMT
Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee- … her Keynote Address at the Caribbean Poultry Association’s (CPA) Dinner … quality and safety in the agriculture sector and in raising the …
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Wisconsin farmers: Immigration crackdown, trade war affect our business
17 May 2024 16:08 GMT
… , included a range of agriculture sectors: dairy farmers, ginseng … in the ongoing trade war with China. Wisconsin exported $3.87 … S. imposes tariffs on imported goods, often the affected … of Marathon Ginseng International.
Farming is also an equipment-intensive …
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Gava Foods CEO Jorge Azar popularizing wild-caught Panamanian shrimp
17 May 2024 15:55 GMT
… farms, processing plants, and export operation in Ecuador. Azar … formed a partnership with Panamanian shrimp-farming firm Camaco, which … to the Panamanian product,” Azar said.
Panama has a … not receive sufficient investment. Panamanian fishing laws, which …
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Farm theft a potential $25b dilemma
17 May 2024 14:45 GMT
… 2,500 boxes his farm in the Jamaica Blue Mountains has the … capacity to produce.
“Farm theft … for comfortable living and productive farming. The carbon gases that are … per cent of total coffee exports valued at US$26 million …