Agriculture
- Farmers Threaten To Set Sugar Cane On Fire, Shut Mills
Rejecting the support prices of Punjab Government the farmers of Southern Punjab threatened to set their sugar cane produce on fire and shut the sugar mills if Punjab Government did not fix the sugar cane support price at Rs 300 per maund. President...
- Malaysian Palm Oil Futures Rose
March 21, 2013Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday on higher export demand, although gains were curbed after Cyprus's rejection of a proposed bailout plan led to worries of a default. But palm prices were supported by Malaysian...
- Pakistan Has Commenced Kinnow Export On 1st December
Pakistan has commenced kinnow export this year with the first consignment of 390 tonnes shipped to Sri Lanka and Dubai. The whole country started on the same day - December 1st, as the Ministry of Commerce prohibited earlier export. According to Waheed...
- Maize - A Major Crop In The World
Introduction for maize : A very long and interesting history behind this is Maize. There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of maize in different cultures. Maize is considered a human invention, as the plant naturally can not exist....
- A View On Global Wheat Production
According to Informa Economics report released recently shows that the 2009/10 year (April to next March) Global wheat production is projected at 666.8 million tons, down from an earlier forecast of 662.4 million tons By contrast, last year the world...
Agriculture
South Africa's 2013 maize crop forecast seen down on drought
South Africa is likely to cut its forecast for this year's maize crop as dry weather conditions in the main growing areas dashes prospects for better yields, a survey showed on Wednesday. In its first production forecast last month, the South African government said farmers were likely to harvest 12.35 million tonnes of maize in 2013, from 11.83 million tonnes last year.
But recently dry conditions have hit the provinces of Free State and North West, which together produce more than half of the country's maize crop. An average forecast of five trading houses polled by Reuters showed traders now expect the 2013 crop to come in at 11.5 million tonnes. The estimates ranged between 11.3 million tonnes and 11.8 million tonnes.
Source: http://www.brecorder.com/ - Farmers Threaten To Set Sugar Cane On Fire, Shut Mills
Rejecting the support prices of Punjab Government the farmers of Southern Punjab threatened to set their sugar cane produce on fire and shut the sugar mills if Punjab Government did not fix the sugar cane support price at Rs 300 per maund. President...
- Malaysian Palm Oil Futures Rose
March 21, 2013Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a one-week high on Wednesday on higher export demand, although gains were curbed after Cyprus's rejection of a proposed bailout plan led to worries of a default. But palm prices were supported by Malaysian...
- Pakistan Has Commenced Kinnow Export On 1st December
Pakistan has commenced kinnow export this year with the first consignment of 390 tonnes shipped to Sri Lanka and Dubai. The whole country started on the same day - December 1st, as the Ministry of Commerce prohibited earlier export. According to Waheed...
- Maize - A Major Crop In The World
Introduction for maize : A very long and interesting history behind this is Maize. There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of maize in different cultures. Maize is considered a human invention, as the plant naturally can not exist....
- A View On Global Wheat Production
According to Informa Economics report released recently shows that the 2009/10 year (April to next March) Global wheat production is projected at 666.8 million tons, down from an earlier forecast of 662.4 million tons By contrast, last year the world...