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U.S. Launches Trade Probe Against Brazil Over Alleged Unfair Practices
News Ghana
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July 16, 2025
The Trump administration has initiated a formal investigation into Brazil’s trade policies, citing concerns over “unfair and discriminatory” practices. Announced by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the probe will examine Brazilian measures...
Indonesia calls trade deal with U.S. an ‘extraordinary struggle’
News.Az
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The United States and Indonesia have finalized a trade agreement following what Jakarta described as an “extraordinary struggle,” after months of tense negotiations. The deal, announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, reduces U.S. tariffs on...
Trump Unveils Indonesia Trade Pact As EU Readies Retaliation
StratNews Global
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July 16, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the United States will impose a 19% tariff on goods from Indonesia as part of a new agreement with the Southeast Asian nation, adding that more such deals are on the way, along with new details on...
UG to host landmark regional agricultural economics conference
Guyana Chronicle
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July 16, 2025
-from July 21–25, 2025, at the Turkeyen Campus THE University of Guyana’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, in collaboration with the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society (CAAES) and the Ministry of Agriculture, will host the 35th West Indies...
Agriculture education impacts Lamar’s future this summer
Farm Talk - Kansas
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Ag Moves introduced elementary students to farm animals this summer. Lamar elementary students have enjoyed hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer. The school partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture...
MLA Tarigami reviews agri initiatives at Lalmandi
Kashmir Reader
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July 15, 2025
SRINAGAR: In a focused effort to strengthen the agricultural and horticultural sectors of Kulgam constituency, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kulgam M.Y. Tarigami chaired a comprehensive review meeting at the Directorate of Agriculture,...
Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia as EU readies retaliation
Gulf Daily News Online
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US President Donald Trump yesterday announced a trade deal with Indonesia, the latest pact in a bid to cement better terms with trading partners and reduce a massive trade deficit, even as the European Union readied retaliatory measures should...
Thailand pushes Landing Rights policy to expand foreign satellite services, boost national space industry
The Nation Thailand
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July 16, 2025
Prasert Jantararuangtong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), announced following a meeting of the National Space Policy Committee that the Thai government is prioritising the promotion and development of space...
Business Networking Conference 2025 Promotes Cambodia-Vietna...
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 16, 2025 -- The Vietnam-Cambodia Business Networking Conference was held on July 15 in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city aiming to bolster trade and investment between the two neighbouring countries. Neak Oknha Kith Meng, President...
New scholarship supports future leaders in animal agri-tech
The Fish Site
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Innovate Animal Ag's scholarship aims to support the next generation of leaders in aquaculture and poultry innovation. The IAA Poultry and Aquaculture Innovation Scholarship (IPAIS) will provide funding and career opportunities to students...
Farmers protest potential reduction of barriers to US agricultural imports
The Korea Times
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July 16, 2025
Farmers here are vehemently protesting the government’s ongoing negotiations with the United States over tariffs, as the nation’s top negotiator has hinted at reducing barriers to agricultural imports. While the trade ministry sees the...
Tomato Sandwich Day returns to Farmers Market July 19
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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Barrow County residents can celebrate the taste of summer with a hometown favorite this weekend at the annual Tomato Sandwich Day at the Barrow County Farmers Market. The event will be held Saturday, July 19, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 15 Porter...
Driving Agricultural Innovation through Precision Breeding, Digital Technologies, and Sustainability
South Africa Today
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July 15, 2025
At the recent South African National Seed Organisation (SANSOR) Congress 2025 in Pretoria, Dr Geoff Graham, Vice President of Plant Breeding at Corteva Agriscience, shared insights on the evolution and future of plant breeding technologies, genome...
Farm with motocross track goes on the market for £2.3 million
Malvern Gazette
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Agents, Sunderlands, have advertised the five-bedroom farmhouse, along with 125 acres, which lies near the beauty spot, Bringsty Common. According to the agents, Old House Farm is private, yet accessible, and is surrounding by rolling countryside....
Indonesia hails 'new era' with US after Trump trade pact
The Times Republican - Iowa
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Indonesia's leader on Wednesday hailed a "new era" of trade relations with the United States, after Donald Trump said he slashed the tariff rate faced by Southeast Asia's biggest economy from 32 percent to 19 percent. The Trump administration has...
Trump imposes 19% tariff on Indonesia as part of trade deal
BGNES
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July 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump said he had concluded a trade pact with Indonesia, as a result of which the Southeast Asian country has made significant commitments to purchase goods after negotiations to avoid higher tariffs. Indonesian goods entering...
Indonesia says US trade deal reached after 'extraordinary struggle'
Channel News Asia
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July 16, 2025
JAKARTA: Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday (Jul 16) hailed a "new era of mutual benefit" with Washington after President Donald Trump announced Indonesian goods entering the United States would face a 19 per cent tariff, far below...
Trade Deficit Must Be Addressed, McKinney Says
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 15, 2025
There is no doubt that tariff back and forth is causing challenges for agriculture and the overall U.S. economy. The rationale of the administration is that U.S. trade has worked at a big deficit for years. Ted McKinney, CEO of the National...
Business : 2Q 2025 GDP Likely To Grow 4.5–5.5 Pct Amid Tariff Rush -- EconomistsÂ
Bernama
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July 16, 2025
By Siti Noor Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Economists have projected the Malaysian economy to expand between 4.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025), driven partly by increased export demand, especially...
Poor roads blamed for low agric productivity
Observer
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July 16, 2025
Dr Henry Nakelet Opolot, the commissioner for Agricultural Extension and Skills Management in the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, noted that poor road connectivity has increased the cost of agricultural inputs, limiting...