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Pakistan: Seed Act Clears First Legislative Hurdle

The bill amending Pakistan’s 1976 Seed Act has cleared the first step of the legislative process.
On August 7, 2014, Taiwan’s Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) of Council of Agriculture (COA) began screening for genetically engineered (GE) materials in organic soybeans.
U.S. poultry exports to Taiwan increased significantly during the first half of 2014 due to exceptionally high pork prices.
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Pakistan: Sugar Semi-annual

The soon-to-be-harvested sugarcane crop was largely unaffected by recent flooding.
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Pakistan: Cotton Update

Recent floods damaged an estimated 80,000 hectares of cotton area, a small fraction of Pakistan’s 3.1 million hectares of cotton.
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Pakistan: Pakistan Announces Cotton Support Price

The Government of Pakistan has announced a seed cotton support price of 34 cents per pound for the upcoming harvest, a significant increase over the prevailing farm price of 26 cents per pound.
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Taiwan: Taste a Sip of Green

Trip report for Post visit to Taiwan’s tea producing region. Review of tea and organic production in Taiwan.