Wheat rust outbreak could cost Australia up to $1.4 billion

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) estimates a nation-wide outbreak of the wheat rust strain Ug99 could cost Australia up to $1.4 billion over 10 years. ABARES Executive Director, Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds, said the results of a report released today highlight the importance of keeping Australia’s $6 billion wheat industry […]

Calls for industrialisation of ‘game-changing crops’ intensify

Block production of chocolate bars in Multi Trex Plc PHOTO: Femi Ibirogba The head of the agricultural economic bureau FEMI IBIROGBA reports on the full industrialization and addition of the cost of some crops as gaming shifts in the efforts to develop the economy. Cocoa, cashew, palm products and peanuts were the main foreign exchange […]

Government to set plan to achieve food security, raise wheat storage

As part of the determined action to improve Egypt’s food security and wheat supplies, the government is setting a program to achieve food security, raise wheat storage capacity, ensure availability of wheat consumption and increase the efficiency of distribution. The program aims to achieve self-sufficiency in the basic food commodities and reduce Egypt’s dependence on […]

CHI Farms, ZOETIS set to commission ultra-modern veterinary lab in Ibadan –

[FILE PHOTO] Chi Farms Ltd CHI Farms Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group, in partnership with ZOETIS, the global animal health company and representative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Africa, intends to put into operation a state-of-the-art veterinary care center in Ibadan, Oyo, laboratory". The project, scheduled for launch on Wednesday, September […]

Egypt issued a milling wheat tender

Today, September 5, 2018, GASC will hold a milling wheat tender for delivery on October 21-30, 2018, reports UkrAgroConsult. In the last tender of August 28, 2018, Egypt purchased 350 KMT of milling wheat from Russia and Ukraine at an average price of USD 241.23/MT C&F for delivery on October 11 – 20, 2018. More […]

Train accident kills 52 cattle

cattle Mohammad Tijani At least 52 cattle were killed by a train on the axis of Kasary-Djer in the district of the local administration of Chikkun in the state of Kaduna. The command of the Kaduna Police on Sunday confirmed the fact of the accident. Authorized Malam Ahmad Abdulraman denied reports that cattle were killed […]

Tough time awaits Nigerians, as price of rice soars –

Rice culture Nigerians will need to pull themselves to another round of deprivation, given the growing price of rice, considered the staple food for households in the country. Based on the analysis of industry analysts, he assuredly gathered that the price could increase in a few weeks and could continue until December or beyond unless […]

YFarm targets 10,000 youths for agribusiness by 2020 –

Agricultural land The Youth Farming Project (YFarm), the Initiative for the Development of Fresh and Young Brain (FBIN) and Alexian Consueles, said that he trained more than 1,500 young people in agriculture in the country. In his address during the closing ceremony of his four-day Bootcamp within the framework of the project, with the theme […]

‘How we help small-scale farmers mechanise agric operations’

Sino-Nigerian coy, technology services Chinidzh says that their agricultural technologies are designed to enable most small farmers in the country.The company, which demonstrated a strong presence at the Agrochemicals and Equipment Expo, showed many small agricultural equipment for agricultural operations.Speaking with the Daily Trust at the site of the agrofita, the marketing manager of the […]

Biggest Wheat Importer May Turn to Hedging After Price Spike

To cope with a sudden spike in wheat prices, the world’s biggest importing nation is considering an unusual tactic: price hedging. Egypt, which relies on subsidized wheat to feed millions of people, is in the early stages of discussing a plan to hedge against price increases, according to Finance Minister Mohamed Maait. The country is […]

NFA to import 130,000MT of rice for Zambasulta starting next week

The National Food Authority (NFA) is importing an additional 133,500 metric tons (MT) of rice for Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (Zambasulta). In an emailed statement on Tuesday, the NFA said the importation intends to boost the remaining supply stock in the area. “Delivery for the 33,500 MT is set for September 15-30 and 100,000 […]

Cooperative holds training

The state cooperative society Cross River, Crystal Model MPCS Limited, organizes one-day training for farmers. The statement of his secretary Abel Udoha says that this event is scheduled for tomorrow at the Institute of Basic Research, Akamkpa, the State of the Cross River. The purpose of the training, he said, is to provide participants with […]

Argentina uncertainty drives out cash values, buyers wait to see

Cash indications in the FOB Up River Argentina corn market have dried up as market participants digest the changes to the country’s export tax regime and fluctuations in the country’s currency, market sources have told Agricensus Tuesday. Cash brokers and physical traders across South America and Asia are struggling to get to grips with the […]

Taiwan to crack down on meat smuggling amid swine fever fears

Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) found 292 cases of meat smuggling, including raw pork from China in August alone, amid fears of an epidemic of African swine fever (ASF) spreading from the country. COA’s Deputy Minister Huang Chin-Cheng said authorities are concerned that ASF could spread to the local hog farming sector. The 292 cases […]