The wheat was purchased at a price of approximately $244.50 per metric ton, cost and freight (c&f) included. The tender, which nominally sought 50,000 metric tons, is typical of Algeria’s…
Category: GRAIN ,MILLING & COMMODITY TRADE
First-of-Its-Kind Platts Milling Wheat Marker Released by S&P Global Commodity Insights
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched the daily Milling Wheat Marker (BSMWM00), effective June 2. The Milling Wheat Marker (MWM) represents the most competitive handysize vessel of…
Algeria tapping the global wheat market
Algeria is striving to be self sufficient in producing several cereals, including corn, barley and durum wheat. Photo: Algeria Press Service ALGERIA raided the global wheat coffers again last week,…
Harvesting Tomorrow: Foresight Fields of Millet and Sorghum in Southern Africa
From the Archives Mar 12, 2024, By Dr Abdularazak Ibrahim & Mrs Bridget Kakuwa-Kasongamulilo In Lusaka, forty-seven (47) stakeholders, including policymakers, scientists, farmer groups, youth, and women groups, gathered for…
FRA SETS MAIZE BUYING PRICE AT K340 FOR 2025 MARKETING SEASON
By Lukundo Nankamba The Food Reserve Agency -FRA- has set K340 as buying price for a 50kg bag of maize in the 2025 marketing season, an increase from last year’s…