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Israel resumes farm imports from GazaIsrael imported its first fruit and vegetables from the Gaza Strip in almost eight years on Thursday, in a partial easing of an economic blockade maintained since the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the Palestinian territory. More… |
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Saudi Arabia imports 80pc of food needsSaudi Arabia is importing 80 per cent of its food products while the remaining 20 per cent is produced within the kingdom, a report said. Overall, GCC countries are importing 90 per cent of food requirements from other countries, More… |
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UAE 15th biggest importer of food in 2012The UAE was the 15th biggest importer of food trade in 2012, with imports worth $16 billion, constituting 1.1 per cent of the world’s imports, a report said. The annual percentage increase in imports of food into the UAE in More… |
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Syria again tenders to buy 276,000T sugarA Syrian state agency has again issued an international tender to purchase and import 276,000 tonnes of white refined sugar, offering payment from bank accounts frozen by Western sanctions, European traders said on Tuesday. Syria More… |
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Bahrain lifts curbs on Japanese food importsBahrain has become the first country in the Gulf to lift restrictions on food imports from Japan imposed following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, a report said. It was taken during a two-day visit by Japanese Prime Minist More… |
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Iran bans wheat, rice imports; mulls other itemsIran has banned imports of wheat, rice and several other food products in an effort to protect domestic producers, a trade official was quoted as saying on Sunday. Deputy Trade Minister Babak Afghahi said the import of 20 food items had be More… |
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UAE food imports hit $6.78bnThe Gulf countries currently import up to 90 per cent of their food products to meet the rising demand with the UAE expenditure alone reaching up to $6.78 billion in 2009, said a report. The food sector is undoubtedly one of the fastest-gr More… |
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Saudi Arabia mulls new port for food importsSaudi Arabia is considering building a new port in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to handle rising imports such as wheat and barley under a food security plan, an official said on Wednesday. Food security has topped the policy agenda in the Gu More… |
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Saudi Arabia mulls new port for food importsSaudi Arabia is considering building a new port in the Red sea city of Jeddah to handle rising imports such as wheat and barley under a food security plan, an official said on Wednesday. Food security has topped the policy agenda in the Gu More… |
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Iraq food import controls aim to curb corruptionIraq has set up a new system to approve wheat and other imports to ensure its massive food import scheme does not again fall prey to corruption scandals like the one that cost the trade minister his job. Under the new system, a committee i More… |
