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ISLAMABAD: Tajikistan has expressed interest in importing about 100,000 tons of wheat, 5,000 tons of rice, 5,000 tons of corn and banola oil as well as fertiliser, which will not only meet its domestic requirements, but will also enhance bilateral trade.
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Procurement of wheat in the central pool — estimated earlier at 44 million tonnes (mt) by the Government — is reportedly in the range of 30-33 mt, down by about 30 per cent. The Agriculture Ministry has not revised its production estimates below 93 mt, despite indications of lower yields in some areas, which, however, might have been made up by better productivity elsewhere. 
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May 22, 1:41 AM
Looking for more information about wheat production and trade in India? check India profile on Wheat atlas: http://wheatatlas.cimmyt.org/country/IND/0
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By 2050, a 60% increase in wheat production will be needed to meet the demand of a growing population. The Wheat Initiative, an international consortium gathering public institutions and private companies, was created as part of the 2011 action plan of the G20 Agricultural Ministries to coordinate global wheat research and participate to global food security. On May 15, 2013, the Wheat Initiative issues its vision document paving the way for its actions. Delete the scoop?
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About $97 million over five years will be invested to create the Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA), a joint initiative between the federal and provincial governments and the University of Saskatchewan that will co-ordinate research and development... Delete the scoop?
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Record world wheat production is projected in 2013/14, with strong wheat prices encouraging an increase in area, and improved growing conditions boosting yield prospects. Weather through the beginning of May has been mostly favorable across Europe and the Former Soviet Union region, while the Middle East and North Africa are enjoying a blockbuster season. Wheat consumption is expected to increase, though the rise in wheat feed use is expected to be limited by relatively low corn prices, which will motivate higher corn feed use. As world wheat supplies are projected to increase more than use, world wheat stocks are expected to grow modestly. Lower supplies, delayed wheat harvest, and increased competition are expected to limit U.S. exports, which are forecast to decline by 9 percent in the 2013/14 July-June trade year. Delete the scoop?
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British scientists at a research centre in Cambridge say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.
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seems to be similar to what we in CIMMYT call 'synthetic wheat'.
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May 22, 12:34 AM
Here are two complementing facts, that we have received recently: 1) actually the synthetic parrent in the crossess with UK winter wheat was CIMMYT synthetic line distributed globaly in international nurseries back in 2006. Unfortunately that wasn't neither by BBC nor by BBSRC on their press release (http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/food-security/2013/130514-pr-wheat-breeding-science-yields.aspx) 2) presented results where from 1 season only = unreplicated. That is bit tricky to present to the journalists ....
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HIGH production costs, cheaper imports, difficulties in accessing funding, ageing irrigation infrastructure and ballooning electricity overheads, which are all currently affecting farmers, could lead Zimbabwe to another year of wheat imports. Delete the scoop?
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NEW DELHI: India may be facing the shame of 47% of its children suffering from malnutrition and about 30% of its population living below poverty line, but food continues to rot in government...
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LAHORE: The 25-million-ton wheat production target set by the government for 2013 seems too close yet so far as agriculture experts expect production to clock in between 23 million and 24 million tons according to actual estimates on the ground – depicting that the country is going to miss the target by at least a million tons this year.
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Spring wheat planting in Montana is slightly late this year, but that goes against the grain of a long-term trend of earlier planting caused by rising temperatures, which could threaten and benefit the state's top export commodity, according to... Delete the scoop?
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Egypt's purchase of local wheat during this harvest season is so far more than seven times the amount acquired in the same period last year, a state-run newspaper quoted prime minister Hisham Kandil on Saturday as saying.
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China was forced to buy wheat imports to boost state reseves for the first time in almost a decade this month as a result of deterioration in its massive but ageing state stockpiles, analysts said....
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A new $10 million facility in Manhattan/Kansas is helping develop new technologies for Kansas wheat farmer Delete the scoop?
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Both public and private sources continue to inject dollars into R&D efforts in hopes of accelerating yield and quality gains. Delete the scoop?
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CHANDIGARH, MAY 20: Wheat production in Punjab and Haryana will be lower as the crop was hit at the fag end of maturity stage due to inclement weather conditions, a top official of the Karnal based Directorate of Wheat Research said today. Delete the scoop?
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Egypt will stop all wheat imports within the next four years, depending only on domestic production, President Mohamed Morsi said in a speech last Wednesday delivered from a wheat field near Alexandria.
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Egypt can reach self-sufficiency in wheat within four years after which it will not need to import wheat again, said President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday. Delete the scoop?
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Waxless wheat types and hybrids may have a future role in the quest to achieve higher yields and lift on-farm performance from its current plateau, according to researchers. Delete the scoop?
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Global wheat exports for 2013/14 are projected higher than in 2012/13 with increases expected for FSU-12, Argentina, and India more than offsetting reductions for EU-27 and Australia. Global wheat consumption is projected 20.0 million tons higher with increases in both feeding and food use. Wheat feed and residual use is raised for FSU-12 and EU-27 with larger production. The largest increase in food use is for India, but lower prices support small increases for many countries. Global ending stocks for 2013/14 are projected at 186.4 million tons, up 6.2 million on the year. Delete the scoop?
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Sucking tobacco smoke through a water pipe shared with three fellow farmers during a midday tea break, Osama Abdel-Ghani surveys the ripening wheat that Egypt is counting on to help feed its people.
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As policymakers struggle to set federal funding priorities for the coming years and craft a new, five-year farm bill, wheat researchers, farmers, millers and bakers are on Capitol Hill together, pressing the importance of long-term and stable... Delete the scoop?
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Ukraine’s wheat harvest may jump by 43 percent from a year earlier as crops escaped damage from cold weather this winter, a unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Corn output also will increase.
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Researchers have begun to map the genetic code of ancient wheat with a view to using the information to help select stronger and more robust varieties for food. Delete the scoop?
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NAROK, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For many years, it was wheat that kept Joshua Nyaruri‘s family fed and his income flowing. But lately it appears the Rift Valley favourite is being knocked off its perch by a once-snubbed crop – beans. Delete the scoop?
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VIDEO: PLANTING slow maturing wheat varieties earlier in the year could be the answer to maintaining high yields in southern Australia, despite its changing climate. Delete the scoop?
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