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Mustard oil mills across the country crushed 550,000 tn of the oilseed in December, up 29.4% on year, according to data compiled by Mustard Oil Producers Association of India. On a month-on-month basis, crushing increased 22.2% from 450,000 tn in November. Crushing was higher due to improved demand from oil millers and mustard meal exporters. Reports […]
The country witnessed a robust growth in wheat import during last five fiscal years’ period, mainly for changing food habit of the countrymen. With around 5.5 million tons of barely purchased, Bangladesh has emerged as a leading wheat importer in the world with its import volume hitting a record high in the last fiscal year, […]
A zero duty will be applied to imports of rapeseed, cotton, sunflower and palm meals in China from January 1, 2019. These products can be used as a substitute for soybean meal in the livestock sector and compound feed industry, reports UkrAgroConsult. For most part, this decision was made in order to decrease the use […]
Minimize Irrigation. Tomato plants have surprisingly low water needsand overwatering can promote disease. Once the fruit has started to form, water only when the top three inches of soil becomes dry and the leaves look limp in the heat of the day. Water in the Morning. This way, the moisture will evaporate quickly from the […]
Malaysia is going to revise the structure of its customs duty on palm oil exports to be charged next year. These measures are taken in order to make the product more competitive, strengthen foreign demand for it, and reduce surplus inventories, reports UkrAgroConsult. In addition, Malaysia intends to reduce high palm oil stocks by expanding […]
Vegetable farmers in Jos, Plateau State, say though 2018 saw price fluctuation in the commodity, it was still highly profitable and prepared them for 2019 with enough capital. Daily Trust gathered that a bag of cabbage which sold for between N1,500 and N2, 000 in 2017 sold for between 7,000 and N10,000 in 2018. “It […]
The name Kericho is synonymous with tea production in Kenya. Located in the highlands on the western side of the Kenyan Rift Valley, a distance of about 264km from Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, the town has stunning tea plantation scenery, tantalising aroma of fresh vegetation and fantastic weather similar to that of Mambilla Plateau, the […]
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) approved on Tuesday the modalities of ministry of National Food Security and Research for export of 0.5 million tons surplus wheat and wheat products of the public sector. The meeting of ECC was presided over by Minister for Finance Asad Umar here. During the meeting Ministry of […]
Top seed and defending champion Elina Svitolina crashed out of the Brisbane International at the hands of Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday. In a replay of last year’s final, Sasnovich reversed that result as she ousted Svitolina 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. The Belarusian displayed some breathtaking shot in the first set before Svitolina stormed back in […]
Kano-based Amarava Rice Mill says it is targeting to record 500 tonnes of daily production by June, just as it hit 250 tonnes to boost local self-sufficiency. Mr Subhash Chand, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN recalls that the […]
Cashew A young bricklayer in Kwara State, simply identified as Alaba, was getting frustrated in 2015 because his craft was not fetching him enough money to take proper care of himself and his family. He was contemplating on what to do when an idea struck him. It was in March 2015, and the idea was […]
Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel, has reiterated commitment to the development of agriculture to shift the paradigm from the oil dominated economy to a more diversified and self-sustaining system. The post How we are building agric as alternative to oil revenue, says Akwa Ibom government appeared first on – Nigeria and World News. Source […]
Cocoa prices ended 2018 with strong gains, leading generally firmer agricultural markets, but the year marked falls for most major commodities as increasing global economic uncertainty hit metals and oil. Worries about slackening growth in China, the world’s second-largest economy, and trade talks between Washington and Beijing will be the main focus in the new […]
In January-November 2018, Ukraine exported 2.36 million tons of rapeseed for the amount of USD 977.93 million, which is 18.6% more than in the relevant period last year. The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFSU) informs that the major importers of the oilseed crop in the reporting period are as follows: Belgium — USD […]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said the Army International Livestock Market and Abbattoir would serve as a transit market for the movement of livestock from Northern to Southern Nigeria. Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Logistics (Army), Major General Enobong Udoh, made this known during the commissioning […]