Drought threatens crops: the threat of reduced soybean and corn yields Argentine farmers are concerned about weather conditions in the country that could reduce yields and product quality. Drought threatens crops, brought on by La Niña. This climatic feature occurs in the Pacific Ocean and leads to a sharp cold snap and reduced precipitation in […]
How the ban on grain imports by Belarus will affect the Russian market The Belarusian government has tightened measures for local exporters of agricultural products. The country introduced a ban on grain imports, which will be valid for a certain period of time. Such crops as wheat, buckwheat, corn, rye and others are subject to […]
Brazil’s first corn crop increase: production forecasts The corn planting season has begun in Brazil. This crop occupies one of the important places in the agricultural sphere of the country, so farmers pay a lot of attention to preparations for the process, as well as messages from weather forecasters. In turn, experts are positive, they […]
British scientists began field trials of genetically modified wheat The Rothamsted Research Institute in the United Kingdom became the first organization in Europe to begin testing genetically modified wheat. The relevant permission was issued by the department that deals with agriculture. The institute plans to carry out a series of tests on wheat whose genome […]
Import of Ukrainian grain is important for Algeria The difficult weather conditions in Algeria forced the government to look for new suppliers of crops. To this end, the authorities had to revise their requirements for foreign products, now the tender rules comply with global market standards. Such changes made it possible to increase imports of […]
British authorities approve cultivation of healthy low-gluten GM wheat Great Britain became the first European country to start growing healthy GM wheat. The new genetically modified variety has a reduced content of the amino acid asparagine — 90% less than in traditional grain. The project is being carried out by scientists at one of the […]
Brazilian farmers are confident that the price of soybeans will rise Despite the fact that Brazilian farmers harvested a good soybean crop, they are in no hurry to sell it. This step is dictated by expectations of further price increase of the crop, which is quite expected, due to the reduction of world stocks. In […]
The benefits of increased demand and value of rapeseed for Ukrainian farmers Analysts evaluated the agricultural market and singled out a number of crops, the demand for which will steadily grow for some time. The leader in demand this season is rapeseed, where there is a high margin, due to global processes. However, the important […]
Analysts: Australia expects record wheat harvest Analysts assessed the balance of power on the agricultural market, and concluded that Australia has every chance to take second place among the largest exporters of wheat. Previously, this position was held by the U.S., but this season, the yields there are lower than they were in the previous […]
Closure of the market in Afghanistan: how the situation will affect Kazakhstan Not long ago, the international community was alarmed by the news of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan. This led to the freezing of accounts in the country’s central bank, the suspension of all state processes, including the formation of the budget. […]