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Just 2 weeks left to to register for the VI International Conference “Black Sea Oil Trade-2018”! Take your chance to join a leading meeting point of the Black Sea and global oilseed market operators. The conference will be held on September 20, 2018 in Hilton, Kyiv, Ukraine. CONFERENCE AGENDA IS AVAILABLE HERE. Agribusiness operators from […]
On September 5, Egypt purchased 60 KMT of milling wheat from Russia to be delivered on October 21 – 30, 2018 at an average price of USD 235.00/MT C&F. The price in the previous tender equaled USD 241.23/MT C&F, reports UkrAgroConsult. The purchase included the following: Quantity, KMT Origin Shipper FOB ($) Freight ($) C&F […]
India, which was a major importer of palm oil and coconut oil from Malaysia and Indonesia and Sri Lanka to meet its vegetable oil requirements, has now started exporting coconut oil to these countries in a big way. For the first time, India also started exporting large quantities of dry coconut to US and European […]
The federal government said that the killings caused by clashes between farmers and shepherds, a cattle storm, cross-border crimes and banditry, in particular, have declined sharply over the past two months. This was stated by the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed during a special meeting in the Town Hall on security in […]
Green Agriculture West Africa Ltd (GAWAL), in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, began a seven-day technical training on agricultural technologies for civil servants. The training began on September 3, 2018 at the Abuja Industrial Park in the field of HGCOC agriculture in the Bwari district, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The […]
ZIMBABWE was by yesterday left with less than a month of wheat stocks after a United Kingdom-based supplier held back a 30 000-tonne consignment at Mozambique’s port of Beira until payment is confirmed following delays by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to remit $12,5 million to close the deal. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA/FREEMAN MAKOPA […]
Argentina has suffered a currency crisis since the beginning of the year, and the Argentinian peso devalued over 100% against the U.S. dollar since then. This is sparking increased export taxes for Argentina’s agricultural commodities. As a consequence of higher interest rates in the U.S. and the European Union, the country’s debt skyrocketed to record […]
Amid the current account deficit, the government and private sector work hand in hand to expand the export market of palm oil by sending trade mission delegations to Pakistan. “We will depart to Karachi, Pakistan,” the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) deputy chairman Togar Sitanggang said in Jakarta on Tuesday. After the Indonesian government, […]
Rice farming is known to be a major contributor to climate change, but new research suggests it is far bigger a problem than previously thought. Techniques intended to reduce emissions while also cutting water use may in fact be boosting some greenhouse gases, meaning the impact of rice cultivation may be up to twice as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]