Maize
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Tackling food waste: Scientists develop a new way to extract antioxidant nutrients from corn starch waste
SWEDEN-A team of researchers from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology has developed a process for extracting ferulic acid, an antioxidant dietary fiber, from corn…
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Brazil set for another record-breaking grain harvest in 2023, corn production forecast up by 8%
BRAZIL – Brazilian agricultural production is expected to continue growing in 2023, maintaining the trend of producing another record-breaking grain harvest, according to a report…
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Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals
AFRICA-Fall army warms (Spodoptera frugiperda) continue to endanger the majority of Africa’s maize crops according to new research published in Frontiers in Insect Science journal.…
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AFEX annual commodity outlook forecasts global maize prices to decline by 8% in 2023
NIGERIA – Global maize prices will decrease by 8% while prices for wheat, which were anticipated to rise by 36% in 2022, will slightly fall…
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Kenya licenses traders as window open for the importation of 10M bags of duty-free maize
KENYA – The government has issued licenses to private traders to facilitate the importation of 10 million bags (about 900 metric tonnes) of duty-free maize…