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GLOBAL – The recent whole grain consumer insights survey by Oldways Whole Grains Council, a Boston nonprofit consumer advocacy group that encourages the consumption of whole grain products, found that 16% of respondents were avoiding carbohydrates. Even though this percentage is down from 18% in the 2021 survey, the study reveals that Gen Z and millennial consumers are increasingly avoiding…
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RUSSIA- Following its withdrawal from the UN-brokered Black Sea grain initiative, Russia boasts of its ability to replace exports of Ukrainian grain to Africa, according to a recent statement by President Vladimir Putin. According to the statement published on the Kremlin’s website, Russia intends to continue its energetic efforts to provide supplies of grain, food products, fertilizers, and other goods…
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TUNISIA – One of the countries in North Africa, Tunisia, is planning to invest 13 million dinars (US$4.3 million) to implement a project aimed at increasing its cereal storage capacity in the city of Bizerte. The planned investment by the country’s Cereals Office (OC) was revealed by Abdelmonem Belati Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, on July 14th. Tunisia…
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RUSSIA- Russia has officially pulled out of the black sea grain initiative, which has been facilitating the export of grain from war-torn Ukraine, after its expiry yesterday, 17th July 2023. According to Moscow, the cessation of the deal means the withdrawal of safety guarantees for shipping, the ending of a maritime humanitarian corridor, and the disbanding of the Joint Coordination…
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ALGERIA- Mohamed Abdelhafidh Henni, Algeria’s Minister of Agriculture, has kicked off construction work on a cereal storage complex with an estimated capacity of 20,000 tonnes, according to a statement recently posted on the Ministry’s Facebook page. Algeria is the second largest importer of cereals in Africa after Egypt. Local production of about around 4 million tonnes per year barely meets…
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MEXICO- The Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development predicts domestic corn production will increase by 2 million tonnes in 2023, reaching a projected total of 28.5 million. According to Mexico News Daily, the estimated increase is partially because of a government program giving free fertilizer to corn producers to boost production to meet domestic demand. The Ministry of Agriculture…
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RUSSIA- With only a week before the expiry of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Russia has restated a demand for its state agricultural bank to be reconnected to the global SWIFT payments system to avert the collapse of the grain deal, According to Russia, there has not been progress on any of its key demands, including the banking issue adding…
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KENYA- In celebration of the International Year of Millets, the Ministry of Agriculture and Famers Welfare, India, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya will be co-hosting the ‘India-Africa International Millet Conference’ in Kenya. The official curtain raiser for the ‘India-Africa International Millet Conference’ scheduled for 30-31 August 2023, was held at Nairobi, Kenya on 6th July 2023,…
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ARGENTINA- Leading merchant and agricultural goods processor Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) finally launches its recently acquired grains and oilseeds warehouse in Northwestern Argentina and begins operations. Located in Río del Valle, Salta province, the new site will streamline logistics for local farmers by facilitating the transport of their harvest by rail to the country’s main port complexes, the company said…
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CANADA- Global agribusiness giant ADM has announced the acquisition of Prairie Pulse Inc., owners of a pulse crop cleaning, milling, and packaging facility in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prairie Pulse has been in operation for the last 28 years specializing in the origination, milling, and packaging of lentils and other pulses in its Vanscoy facility, serving them as food-ready products to…
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