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Iraq to lose 30pc of wheat harvest due to floodsIraq will lose between 25-30 percent of its wheat harvest this year due to recent floods caused by heavy rains in south of the country, Iraq's Trade Minister said on Tuesday, estimating the loss at more than $200 million. Iraq More… |
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Egypt sees wheat crop close to 10m TEgypt's wheat crop will be close to 10 million tonnes this season, agriculture minister Salah Abdel Momen said on Sunday as the harvest gets underway, more than the supply minister's 9.5 million tonne forecast. Abdel Momen More… |
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Iran starts build of food stocks despite sanctionsIran has started building grain stocks again, with purchases of wheat from Australia and Germany plus maize from Ukraine, said traders, with Tehran getting around payment difficulties caused by toughened international sanctions. E More… |
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Egypt to spend $1.6bn on wheat purchasesEgypt's government has allocated 11 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to buy 4.5 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers this year, state media said as the most populous Arab country struggles to ensure supplies. More… |
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Egypt wheat stocks fall; enough for 89 daysStrategic stocks of wheat held by top global importer Egypt stand at 2.207 million tonnes from international and local markets, enough to last 89 days, a cabinet report said on Wednesday. That c More… |
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Food prices stable, cereal output seen up in 2013World food prices held steady in February as falling wheat and sugar offset gains in vegetable oils and dairy prices, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday, forecasting increased cereals production in 2013. Global g More… |
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Egypt insists food supply secureEgypt's wheat imports are sharply down this year as it endures economic and political crisis, but state and private buyers insist they still have funds to keep the nation supplied with its staple bread. More… |
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Civil war ravages Syrian farm sector: UNOngoing conflict in Syria has left its agricultural sector in tatters, causing wheat and barley output to slump by half and wreaking massive destruction on farm infrastructure, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday. More… |
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ADFCA launches new wheat research projectThe Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has launched a new research project to study a few varieties of wheat in terms of their productivity and suitability to local conditions. This is as part of its focus on identifying and More… |
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World grains production to fall sharplyGlobal supply of key cereal staples including wheat are to tighten sharply in the 2012/13 crop season as wheat and maize output feels the pinch of the worst US drought in more than half a century, data from the UN food agency s More… |
