The African Agricultural Technology Foundation has received a grant through a USAID-funded program to be used for the commercialization of a Striga weed-resistant corn. Striga weed can cause corn crop losses of up to 80 percent.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Saudi Arabia is set to receive the largest-ever barley shipment from Australia in the coming days. The vessel CMB Medoc is en route with 79,000 MT of feed barley valued in excess of $20 million. Australia is seeing a record level of barley production this year and is looking forward to further exports to Saudi where import demand for barley is close to 8 MMT per year.FAO and Egypt are working on a new arrangement that will have FAO send agricultural expert...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
