Three Italian ministries have signed a decree banning the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, citing environmental concerns, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Barley farmers will benefit from key investments in science and innovation that will improve the competitiveness of the barley sector, with the support of the Harper Government.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) crop and pasture report estimates grain production will be 7.6 million tonnes, about one million tonnes above last year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its July 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected the carryover of U.S. wheat on June 1, 2014, at 576 million bus, down 83 million bus.
World total cereal production is forecast to increase by about 7 percent in 2013 compared to last year, helping to replenish global inventories and raise expectations for more stable markets in 2013/14.
Egypt has less than two months' supply of imported wheat left in its stocks, ousted President Mohamed Mursi's minister of supplies said, revealing a shortage more acute than previously disclosed.
Thailand plans to start selling rice from government stockpiles next week, offloading up to 1.5 million tonnes a month for the rest of the year, but traders said it would have to slash prices and accept big losses in order to move the grain.
Syngenta has announced that it will acquire MRI Seed Zambia Ltd and MRI Agro Ltd (“MRI”), a leading developer, producer and distributor of white corn seed in Zambia.
Wholesale wheat prices decreased by Rs 5 per quintal in restricted Saturday activity due to reduced offtake by flour mills against adequate supplies on increased arrivals.
Syria's wheat imports may prove far higher in 2013-14 than markets expect owing to the impact of hostilities on the country's agriculture sector, leaving output down by more than one-third on pre-conflict levels.
Post’s MY13/14 soybean production forecast of 12 million tons planted on 6.8 million hectares (MHa) and MY13/14 soybean imports forecast to reach 67.5 million tons remain unchanged from the USDA's previous report (CH13024).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said July 8 that private exporters have sold 840,000 tonnes of U.S. soft red winter wheat to China for delivery in the 2013-14 marketing year that began June 1, 2013.
Russia is likely to increase its exports of wheat to Egypt in the marketing year that started on 1 July, despite political upheaval in the world’s largest wheat importer, Russia’s Grain Union has said.
Pakistan Flour Mills Association has demanded the government to allow wheat imports from India via Wagha, with a view to provide flour to the public at cheaper rates, as Indian wheat is cheaper by at least Rs150 per 40 kg.
The Short-term outlook is based on reflections of market experts within the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission, using the latest data available.
Four million Syrians, a fifth of the population, are unable to produce or buy enough food, and farmers are short of the seed and fertilisers they need to plant their next crop, the United Nations said on Friday.
