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RABAT, MORROCCO — Morocco has decided to increase wheat import duties on common and durum wheat to protect domestic producers from foreign competition, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Common wheat import duties were raised on May 15 from 0% to 135%. Import duties on durum wheat are expected to be raised to 170% from 0% on June 1.
The new duties will be applied until further notice, the USDA said.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND — VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asia 2024, in co-location with Health & Nutrition Asia, enjoyed a record-breaking attendance of 8,722 visitors from 73 countries from March 12-14 at BITEC in Bangkok. The event hosted by Victam Corp. welcomed 315 international exhibitors from the animal feed, pet food, aquafeed, as well as the rice, grain and flour processing industries. Following are some of the companies showcasing their innovations.
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