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SEREMBAN: There is sufficient supply of local white rice in Negri Sembilan, says state exco member S. Veerapan.

China's biggest salt producer urged people against panic buying after Japan began discharging treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, despite firm opposition from Beijing. The state-run National Salt Industry Group, the world's biggest common salt producer, said in a statement issued hours later that it was ramping up supplies as people in some parts of China had rushed to stock up.

An Atlanta college has brought back compulsory mask wearing after a surge in cases of new highly-mutated Covid strain. Student parties and gatherings have been banned.

Three days after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal last month, the Indian government announced that it will be stopping all exports of non-basmati white rice.

Three days after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal last month, the Indian government announced that it will be stopping all exports of non-basmati white rice.

Chatter on one of Prabha Rao's WhatsApp groups exploded last week when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggering worry among the Indian diaspora in the United States that access to a food staple from home might soon be cut off. In some places, lines formed outside some stores as panic buying ensued. An earlier than expected El Niño brought drier, warmer weather in some parts of Asia and is expected to harm rice production.

Whenever markets hit an all-time high, it’s normal for investors to feel uneasy and consider selling equities in anticipation of a fall.

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India News: VIJAYAWADA: India’s decision to ban export of non-Basmati rice varieties has led to panic in the Telugu community in North America, Europe and West As.

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