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Indian sugar millsNSE -1.68 % have traded 8.3 lakh tonnes of sugar, if the 50 lakh tonne that they have to export during 2018-19 sugar season with Uttar Pradesh accounting for more than half of the contacts, said traders at a conference organised by All India Sugar Trades Association (AISTA). “It is our estimate that […]
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has called for increased budgetary allocation to agriculture and dedication of not less than 60 per cent of agriculture funds and facilities to small-scale farmers. It also called for the sustenance and improvement of the successes achieved in the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme. The group made the call […]
Minister for National food Security and Research Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan on Monday said that federal government only announces the support price of wheat, in consultation with provinces. Replaying to a question in the National Assembly during a question hour, the minister said that sugarcaneprices are announced by Provincial governments under Sugar Factories Control Act, […]
International Grains Council has hiked its estimate for global wheat production for 2018-19 to 728.8 mln tn from 716.7 mln tn seen earlier. A record 767.1 mln tn wheat was produced globally in 2017-18. The forecast has been raised mainly because of higher output projection for the US, China, Russia, and the European Union, it […]
Brazilian soybean exports in 2018 may surpass a previous record forecast as demand from China remains strong in the final months of the year, when shipments normally dwindle, soy industry group Abiove said. Abiove had forecast in early October that Brazilian soybean sales would reach 77 million tonnes in 2018, which would be unprecedented. But […]
For the past three years, Benue State has faced disasters that have befallen and affected agriculture in the state in no small measure and being the food basket of the nation, the calamity is being viewed to have adverse effect of food shortage on the state and nation at large. HEMBADOON ORSAR (Makurdi) writes on […]
Italian pasta exports have doubled in the past 20 years, rising from 740,000 tonnes to two million tonnes, with durum wheat semolina emerging as the most popular variety, a new study has found. At the same time, the number of countries importing Italian pasta has grown by 34% to almost 200, according to the latest […]
The farmers Sunday urged the government to ensure starting of sugarcane crushing seasons on time besides increasing the support price of the crop as prices of agricultural inputs had increased. Talking to APP, a farmer, Rai Farooq said that government must take measures to ensure crushing of sugarcane on time as late crushing of the […]
Ministry of Agriculture plans to sow 154,100 hectares of winter cereal crops in 2018, including 140,400 hectares of wheat and 13,700 hectares of barley. Autunm sowing campaign covered 83,100 hectares or 53.9% of the campaign so far this year. At the same time, winter wheat was sown on 75,700 hectares of lands, winter barley – […]
The impact of the dry weather is having a massive impact on supplies. Australia has been one of the hardest hit countries. After two drought years in a row, Dan explained the milling wheat price is now at $450/t. The country is using its food-grade or milling wheat to maintain breeding stock and to feed […]
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is now forecasting the nations winter crop to be just 28 million tonnes. ABARE’s released a revised update on it’s predictions for the upcoming grains harvest, which has been prompted by lower than expected rainfall in September. With the Victorian crop predicted to be reduced […]
On October 18, Egypt purchased 470 KMT of milling wheat from Russia, Ukraine & USA to be delivered on December 11–20, 2018 at an average price of USD 252.56/MT C&F. The price in the previous tender equaled USD 253.24/MT C&F. The purchase included the following: Quantity, KMT Origin Shipper FOB ($) Freight ($) C&F ($) […]
There is tension in Taraba as over 750 hectares of rice farm in Dubale Village of Lau local government council, cultivated by Wal-wanne Nigeria Limited have been occupied and completely destroyed by armed herdsmen and their cattle. The farm coordinator, Alhaji Muhammed Musa in a press briefing yesterday in Jalingo lamented that the rice farm […]
Dr. Olaniyan Abayomi Dr Abayomi Olaniyan is the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan. He has over 30 years of experience in agricultural/horticultural research. He talks with the Head, Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, on challenges of agriculture-based research institutes. He says vegetable farming has the potential to lucratively employ […]
IITA World Food Day: Research outputs by Africa Food Prize winner, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and its national partners are helping farmers to come out of poverty, creating jobs and demonstrating the possibility of having a prosperous African continent, says the Director general of IITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga today. Addressing stakeholders at […]