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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has an array of programs aimed at farmers growing food that supports rural communities and the environment, but its own purchasing has long revolved around sourcing the cheapest foods available.

Sheikh Shahabuddin Delawar, the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, met with Sherbaz Kaminzada, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Mines, and Mansoor Ahmadzai, the head of the National Mining Committee.

Istanbul is hosting the 9th World Halal Summit and the 10th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo, two major events for products and services conforming to Islamic guidelines, known as halal.

Iran's oil minister Javad Owji has said that this country's oil production will reach 3.6 million barrels per day (bpd) up to the end of the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2024).

Korea’s corporate debt in the non-financial sector relative to the country’s GDP grew at the second-fastest rate in the world as of September, a major warning sign for the economy already known for the fastest-growing level of household debt for the past four years straight.

Paper straw companies are strongly opposing the environment ministry’s revised plan to ease regulations on disposable products.

A U.S.-led economic initiative for the Indo-Pacific region came a step closer to completion on Thursday as the 14 negotiating nations agreed on two of three remaining pillars, allowing their leaders to showcase a framework seen as a counter to China's rise.

Iran’s crude oil production volume in October 2023 reached 3.115 million barrels per day (bpd), showing a 46,000-barrel hike compared to a month earlier.

China has halted imports of Nishikigoi, ornamental carp, from Japan, sources familiar with the bilateral relationship said Thursday, in what could be a part of Beijing's pressure against Japan over the release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

The trade exchanges between Iran and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)’s member states in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to October 22, 2023) reached $10.2 billion.