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AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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South African maize harvest seen slightly lower in 2025/26 crop season
Even with a slightly smaller harvest, stocks and carry-over from the previous year position the country to supply both domestic grain demand and export markets.
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Saudi Arabia floats 655,000-ton wheat tender for May-July delivery
A total of 11 shipments are being sought, involving one vessel to Jazan port, three to Dammam, three to Yanbu and four to Jeddah.
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Flour Mills of Nigeria expands global market footprint, partners French Government
The Pan-African Food and Agro-Giant, FMN, has maintained a proven record of commitment to fostering food self-sufficiency in Nigeria.
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AfDB approves US$200M to scale Nigeria’s agri-production
Phase one supported the cultivation of 118,000 hectares of wheat in the 2023/2024 dry season, tripling national wheat output to an estimated 0.5 mmt.
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Egyptian Al-Atta Group secures US$11M to establish packaged grain production facility
The facility is scheduled to begin production in 2027 and will have an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes of packaged grains.