(Mediterranean Agricultural Information Network) Fostering cooperation and experience sharing among the national information systems on agricultural (cereals) markets in the Mediterranean. The network of 13 countries is coordinated by CIHEAM, and more specifically by its Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (MAI) of Montpellier.
The US corn market appears to be ignoring the stressful weather of the past few weeks and the dry forecasts across the corn belt for July, getting caught up instead in the broader worries of a global recession and the food-inflation fears that have been dominating financial market wires of late. Hot weather has been […]
The Russia-focused Sovecon agriculture consultancy said on Wednesday it had raised its forecast for Russia's July-June wheat exports by 300,000 tonnes to a new record high of 42.6 million tonnes.
Ukraine exported 1.11 million tonnes of grain in the first 22 days of June, down 44% from the same period in 2021, Reuters reported, citing agriculture ministry data released June 27.
The volumes included 978,000 tonnes of corn, 104,000 tonnes of wheat and 24,000 tonnes of barley, the data showed. Ukraine exported up to 6 million tonnes of grain a month before Russia launched an invasion on Feb. 24.
Ukraine is among the world’s largest exporters of wheat and corn. Exporters are struggling to get what’s left in storage out of the country, because Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, like the key city of Odessa, are under blockade by Russia.
Sanctions-hit Russia has approved changes to the formula for calculating its grain export taxes which will support shipments in the new July-June marketing season, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Personne n’aurait misé sur de bonnes récoltes cette année au Maroc tant la situation pluviométrique était catastrophique au début de la campagne. Pourtant, les résultats obtenus jusqu’ici sont pour le moins encourageants pour certaines cultures. Mais ces performances sont à relativiser par la hausse des intrants, la baisse des marges et le risque d’une nouvelle sécheresse en 2023. L’hécatombe tant redoutée de la campagne agricole n’aura finalement pas lieu.
The global food crisis spurred by fighting in Ukraine is affecting the Middle East in uneven ways. Countries such as Lebanon and Yemen, struggling with economic instability and conflict before the war began, have been hit particularly hard. Egypt, which is deeply reliant on wheat and other grains from Ukraine and Russia, has also struggled to manage the crisis and keep food supplies stable.
The present bulletin gives an outlook about the progress of cereal crops in the Mediterranean region. It provides early qualitative forecasting of the 2021-2022 campaign, with particular focus on soft wheat, durum wheat and barley. This third and last outlook reviews crop conditions from the sowing up to 31 May 2022, with a specific focus on the 1 May-31 May period, which is close to the harvest in several Mediterranean countries.
The global agrifood sector faces fundamental challenges over the coming decade, particularly the need to feed an ever-increasing population in a sustainable manner, the impacts of the climate crisis and the economic consequences and disruptions to food supply linked to the war in Ukraine, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031 focuses on assessing the medium-term prospects for agricultural commodity markets. The findings of the report underscore the crucial role of additional public spending and private investment in production, information technology and infrastructure as well as human capital to raise agricultural productivity.
Climate change is expected to increase the vulnerability of Levant countries to extreme weather events. Here's about climate change impacts in the Levant region
Un déficit de pluviométrie de plus de 50 % depuis le début de l’année 2022 touche tout le nord et le centre du pays, provoquant une crise inédite. Dans le delta du Pô, le débit du fleuve est si faible que l’eau de la mer Adriatique remonte de plus en plus loin dans les terres.
Perceiving a threat to its strategic wheat reserves following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the Egyptian government initially planned to turn to local production to close the gap, though it would later resort to additional wheat imports from the war-inflated export markets.
The country planned to increase wheat production this year in response to the war in Ukraine. This hopeful expectation of increased Argentine wheat capacity comes from the record 22.4 million tons of wheat harvested in Argentina in 2021 and 2022, notes Reuters. But obstacles including weather and input prices may tell a different story as the season progresses.
Global fertilizer prices are at near record levels and may remain elevated throughout 2022 and beyond. Fertilizer prices account for nearly one-fifth of U.S. farm cash costs, with an even greater share for corn and wheat producers. Fertilizer accounts for 36 percent of a farmer's operating costs for corn, and 35 percent for wheat. These elevated prices could have implications for crop production in 2022 and 2023.The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated the already limited fertilizer supply situation and has triggered import-export restrictions that will compound shortage concerns...
By Marek Strzelecki and Anna KoperWARSAW, June 28 (Reuters) - The European Union's goal to move 20 million tons of grain out of Ukraine by the end of July is not feasible amid little progress in implementing EU and U.S.
The World Bank has agreed to provide Egypt $500 million in development funds to boost food security in light of the repercussions faced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war, according to a statement by the Ministry of International Cooperation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ministry of Int’l […]
Egypt is paying the price of disruption to vital wheat imports and sharply rising import costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prompting Cairo to take new measures to secure adequate reserves. The disruption has raised fears that Egypt could face a shortage of flour needed for the subsidised bread that is available to more than 70 million of the country's 103 million population.
D’autres pays comme l’Italie et la France ont adopté ces dernières années des mesures destinées à lutter contre le gaspillage alimentaire
Après la France ou l’Italie, le gouvernement espagnol a présenté mardi 7 juin un projet de loi visant à en finir avec le gaspillage alimentaire. Ce projet prévoit notamment des amendes contre les restaurants et supermarchés jetant de la nourriture.
The global agri-food sector is facing fundamental challenges, including disruptions to food supply linked to the Russian war in Ukraine, the need to feed an ever-increasing world population in a sustainable manner and the impacts of the climate crisis. To achieve Zero Hunger and a considerable reduction in its GHG emissions by 2030, the sector must increase average agricultural productivity by 28%.
Lebanon is currently facing marginal food security and low food security where households are facing anxiety over food sufficiency or shortage of food, as well as the reduction in quality and variety of food. This phenomenon is caused due to poverty and the lack of adequate resources. Contributors: Sara Ramadan, Jana El Oud, Wael El Aridi, Mohammad Mohsen, Mahdi Mohammad, Amir Bazzi
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Apr 27 (IPS) - Lebanon is perpetually at a crossroads, one where local, regional, and international interests seem to play against each other—all the more so today with the war in Ukraine.
A desperate developer in China's softening property market is coming up with a novel promotion to attract buyers, recently offering to take wheat and garlic as down payments.
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