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(Adds agriculture ministry's statement) By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, July 12 (Reuters) - Brazil may start exporting corn to China before the end of this year, Cesario Ramalho, the head of institutional affairs at corn farmer group Abramilho, said on Tuesday. Ramalho, speaking at a news conference, said the timeline was provided by Agriculture Ministry officials, who are in talks with China about the acceptance of certain types of transgenic corn cultivated in the South American country. Brazilian and Chinese authorities concluded negotiations to update the protocol for exports of Brazilian corn to China, the ministry said in a statement...
