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The National Agricultural Seeds Council, burdened with the responsibility to ensure that farmers have access to quality seeds in Nigeria, held its annual seed fair in the capital Abuja, Nigeria. The fair was attended by interested parties in the seed subsector and secondary school students in the federal metropolitan area. The theme of this year's […]
Drought and hot weather this summer has devastated crops, with one expert calling it the worst for a century A roasting hot summer offering little rain has had a hugely detrimental impact on the Danish agriculture industry as farmers bring home the harvest for the year. It has already become clear that the unseasonable weather […]
Iran’s government is to purchase “slightly less” than 10 million mt this year from domestic farmers, an increase of about 10% last year, said Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, vice president of Iran and head of planning and budget organisation. The Government Trading Corporation of Iran said in July that the nation will not require wheat imports […]
Parched soils have hampered late-summer rapeseed sowing in Europe, raising the prospect that farmers will shift toward attractively priced wheat for next year’s harvest, analysts said. Barley, which like wheat has seen a price rally amid tightening global supplies, could gain extra area too as farmers turn to cereals and cut back on both rapeseed […]
– Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, advises farmers to use water that moves away from flooding to transplant rice in order to avoid crop shortages – Ogbeh says government plans to distribute rice seeds that are tolerant to farmers – NEMA warns that 12 Nigerian states will experience flooding Nigeria may experience […]
Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of Iran’s Budget and Planning Organization, said in a tweet that near 10 million tons of wheat are estimated to be purchased at guaranteed prices by the end of this year’s harvest season, 10 percent more than last year’s figure. As reported by Tasnim news agency, the official expressed hope […]
The outlook for the European sugar sector is not good at the moment, according to the director-general of the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS). “It is really a difficult period of time with a lot of uncertainties, ” Marie-Christine Ribera told EUobserver in an interview. The Brussels-based lobby group’s main concern – and that […]
Negotiators from Canada and the United States went down to the wire but were able to reach an agreement on a new free trade pact that will include Mexico, the governments announced late Sunday night. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) updates and replaces the nearly 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which President Donald […]
The world’s largest sugar exporting nations are calling on their governments and the World Trade Organisation to step in and wind back India’s plan to kickstart exports to bolster its ailing domestic industry. Last week India announced a $1 billion scheme, in addition to a round of domestic industry assistance announced earlier this year, which […]
Following the recent floods in parts of Nigeria, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Oudu Oghbe warned of a significant food shortage in the country if measures are not taken to mitigate the effects of the flood on farms. Speaking about the commissioning of the National Molecular Agriculture Fund and the Seed Fair in 2018 […]
It’s possible that Chinese soybean buyers could still be getting American soybeans by purchasing their beans from Argentina. Export reports show that Argentina is buying soybeans from the U.S. and exporting its own production to China. However, a grain market expert says that’s not likely because a drought left Argentina grain stocks in short supply. […]
GRAIN millers have expressed fears that the El Nino effect projected to affect the country in the coming summer cropping season will have adverse effects on grain production and possible affect stocks. Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairperson, Mr Tafadzwa Musarara, said this while addressing journalists in Bulawayo last Thursday. He said the milling […]
Deadly Bacterial Wilt Disease, A team led by scientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have announced a breakthrough in the search for banana varieties that are resistant to the lethal bacterial banana wilt disease. This debunks the notion that all banana varieties are susceptible to the disease and opens the possibility of […]
Indonesian Ambassador in Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri said on Thursday that an agreement would soon be signed to export one million tonnes of rice from Pakistan to Indonesia by 2019. He said work was underway to devise a mutually acceptable mechanism. Addressing the members of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), he invited the […]
Corn, soybean and wheat futures in the United States are awaiting the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, but traders aren’t expecting the reports to much of an effect on prices. The USDA releases its quarterly grain stocks and small grains summary reports on Friday, Sep. 28. “It basically wraps up the 2017-18 crop […]