AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Niger cereal production saw a 69% up in 2022 owing to an increase in the total area of sown crops
NIGER – The cereal harvest in Niger totaled more than 5.9 million tonnes in 2022 recording a volume increase of 69%, according to a press…
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CPB earmarks US$42.4M to purchase cereal grains from local farmers
TANZANIA – The Cereals and Other Produce Board of Tanzania (CPB) has allocated Sh100 billion (US$ 42.4M) for the purchase of strategic cereal crops from…
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Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) gets a breakthrough in trading maize on the commodities market
ZIMBABWE – The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) has announced that it will begin trading maize on the commodities market after the Government liberalized the trading…
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Astral Foods warns of a massive dip in profits during half-year interim results
SOUTH AFRICA – Astral Foods, the largest integrated poultry producer in South Africa has hinted that it expects to report an 87% to 92% decrease…
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Angolan food safety agency has seized 3 tonnes of maize meal claimed to be unsafe for human consumption
ANGOLA – The Angolan National Authority for Economic Inspection and Food Safety (ANIESA) has seized three tons of maize meal from the brands “TOP’S and…