ZIMBABWE — The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ), the apex representative body of the country’s milling industry has acquired 100,000 tonnes of maize from South Africa and Brazil, reports NewZimbabwe. The announcement comes after […]
ETHIOPIA – Two firms have tabled a total offer of 3.88 billion birr (US$123.7M) to supply the Ethiopian government with 600,000 metric tons of wheat to avert the commodity shortage in the country. The procurement […]
ZIMBABWE – PHI Commodities, subsidiary of National Foods Limited has committed to fund over 20 000 hectares of both maize and wheat production under contract farming during the 2019/2020 summer cropping season. This is in […]
ALGERIA – OAIC, Algeria’s state grains agency issued an international tender to buying wheat sourced from optimal origins, European traders whose deadline was 22nd October 2019, reports Reuters. According to the tender, the agency sought […]
EGYPT — Egypt, the world’s largest buyer of wheat, has built up enough grain reserves to accommodate consumption needs until February 2020, according to the country’s Supply Ministry. The news comes just a few days […]
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Energy has began the construction of three irrigation dams in Oromia Regional State, Southern Ethiopia at a total cost of 4.9 billion Br (US$167m). Located in Chelchel […]
ETHIOPIA – Lowland wheat initiative in Ethiopia has kicked off and set to cover more than 132,000 hectares of land across three lowland basins i.e Awash, Wabeshebelle and Omo regions to ensure food self-sufficiency and […]
ETHIOPIA – The Ethiopian government is set to import another batch of wheat amounting to 400,000 tons in bid to meet market demand amid transportation crisis. Ethiopia is among top Africa’s wheat producing countries with […]
EGYPT – According the Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), consumption of wheat and corn in Egypt is forecast to increase in 2019-2020 due to population growth and increase […]
RUSSIA — Russian state-controlled bank VTB has revealed that it has completed the purchase of a 70% stake in Russian grain trader Mirogroup, the Reuters reports. The transaction expands the lender’s diversification into the grain […]
