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Philippines: Customs tightens drive vs agricultural smuggling

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is doubling down on its campaign against smugglers of agricultural products amid the growing scrutiny over the illegal entry of Chinese produce. The bureau has seized P2 billion in agricultural imports in 542 raids since 2019. “Intensified intelligence and enforcement operations and consistent examination and inspection of […]

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Cambodia’s agricultural exports up 3.41 percent in Q1

Some 2,354,906 tonnes of agricultural products, besides milled rice and paddy rice, have been exported to foreign markets during the first three months of this year. The figure represents an increase by 3.41 percent compared to the same period in 2021, according to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. Cambodia exported […]

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Thailand: Industry urges longer-term solutions

Measures aimed at easing the impact of rising oil prices and the Russia-Ukraine war have won praise, but for many they represent a quick fix, write Lamonphet Apisitniran, Dusida Worrachaddejchai and Somruedi Banchongduang The government should come up with not only short-term measures, but also medium and long-term plans to cope with the impact of […]

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