AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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South African sugar industry could suffer losses of up to US$41.9M due to load shedding
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s cane growers have appealed to the government to implement measures to mitigate the impact of load-shedding which if not checked…
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East Africa’s wheat prices to remain high on sharp drop in Ukrainian production
EAST AFRICA- The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of the Economist Group, is forecasting higher wheat commodity prices for East African…
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Nigerian President Buhari commissions Africa’s largest rice mill, US$1.5bn Lekki Deep Sea Port
NIGERIA – Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the ultra-modern Imota Rice Mill complex in Lagos as the country pushes toward self-sufficiency in rice production.…
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South Africa to maintain status as corn exporting country despite a decline in annual production
SOUTH AFRICA- The Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is confident that South Africa will maintain its status as a corn…
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Sanabel partners Ocrim to install new wheat mill in Angola’s capital Luanda
ANGOLA – Sanabel, one of the milling companies in Angola, has taken charge of operations at a 350 tonne per day (TPD) milling facility supplied…