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Aussie rice growers warn of PNG hit
Australian rice growers could lose close to a third of their revenues if a plan by the Papua New Guinea government to launch quotas aimed at fostering a local rice industry.
Australian rice growers could lose close to a third of their revenues if a plan by the Papua New Guinea government to launch quotas aimed at fostering a local rice industry.
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