Commodity & Trade Updates

The USDA attributes this positive outlook to an expected 7% rise in yields, reaching 1.2 tonnes per hectare.

The project aims to improve data management and optimize the supply chain, ensuring better coordination between collection centers and government agencies.

The USDA report also forecasts a 6% rise in maize consumption, reaching 4.4 million metric tons.

This initiative aims to exploit the region’s potential to become a major maize producer.

The petitioners argued that the introduction of GMO maize poses risks to indigenous maize varieties.