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South Africa's 2020/2021 Maize Output To Increase 7% On Last Season

South African maize farmers are expected to harvest 7% more of the staple crop during the 2020/2021 season compared with the previous season, as yields are...

IGC Sees Record Global Grain Production In 2021/22 Season

The International Grains Council (IGC) has forecast global grain production would climb to a record 2.287 billion tonnes in the 2021/22 seas...

France Slashes Sugar Beet Crop Forecast On Disease, Drought

France's farm ministry on Monday cut by 10% its forecast for the country's ongoing sugar beet harvest as it factored in further effects of crop disease and...

EU Cuts Maize Import Tariff To Zero

The European Union cut its duty on maize (corn) imports to zero on Thursday to take account of a rise in US maize prices following a reduced forecast for t...

EU Re-Introduces Maize Import Tariff With €5.48 Per Tonne Levy

The European Union has re-introduced an import duty for maize (corn), setting a levy of €5.48($6.42) per tonne, the bloc announced in its official jou...

EU Monitor Cuts 2020 Soft Wheat Yield Forecast, Ups Spring Crops

The EU's crop monitoring service MARS cut its 2020 soft wheat yield forecast again to take account of rain damage in southeast Europe but lifted estimates...

South Africa's 2020 Maize Harvest Up From Last Season

South African maize farmers are expected to harvest more maize in 2020 compared with the previous season on the back of favourable weat...

France Sees Surge In Maize Plantings As Farmers Shift To Spring Crops

World news Maize plantings in France are expected to jump by nearly 11% this year as farmers switch to spring crops after adverse weather hit sowing o...