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In a recent interview, José Guajardo Reyes, deputy minister for desert agriculture programs at Chile’s Ministry of Agriculture, told the public about the Ministry’s and the Production Promotion Agency’s (Corfo) plan to aggressively pursue food cultivation in the desert regions o...Read more »
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According to Bloomberg, global cotton prices rose 30 percent, the highest since 2011. The reason is the unusual high temperature and drought. Currently, India, the world’s leading cotton producing country, also needs to import cotton. The U.S. is reportedly the world’s top cotton expo...Read more »
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When it comes to lettuce, no one should be unfamiliar with it, right? Lettuce is a very nutritious green vegetable in today’s life, and in this era of rising prices, it is also more affordable. In order to increase the yield of vegetables, we have implemented soilless lettuce cultivation. (...Read more »
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Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture said last Thursday (Aug. 18) that it will not extend the ban on sunflower seed exports at the end of August. Russia banned the export of sunflower seeds between April 1 and August 31 to protect the supply of domestic sunflower oil producers. Russia’s M...Read more »
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The Serbian newspaper “Kommersant” reported on August 9 that drought and hot weather are destroying corn in Vojvodina, Serbia’s largest agricultural region. Experts expect total corn production this year to be less than 5 million tons, an amount that will only meet Serbia’...Read more »
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Peru is the world’s leading producer and exporter of quinoa, with its main markets being the United States and Europe, among other countries. Recently, Peru’s Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (Midagri) said it plans to increase national quinoa consumption to 10 kg p...Read more »
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Uzbek Detail August 4 news, the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan based on the trend of international market prices and the recommendations of the relevant ministries and commissions, finalized the minimum protected price of raw cotton in 2022, 10.025 million soums/ton (about $920/ton) after ...Read more »
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The worst of the food price crisis facing South African consumers may be over, with food inflation expected to have peaked at about 10 percent in July and slow to an annual average of about 7 percent in the second half of the year, said John Hudson, South Africa’s Nedbank national head of a...Read more »
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Portuguese Minister of Agriculture and Food Maria do Céu Antunes held a working meeting on food to study the implementation of the agricultural development strategy and the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy, according to the Portuguese government website on August 4. At the end of...Read more »
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The quality and richness of Spanish cuisine, in addition to the tradition and high standards of safety and quality, is also due to the commitment of Spanish producers in the food industry to innovation. These innovations have been recognized by the international industry, and every year Spanish p...Read more »
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The World Congress of Apple and Pear Producers was held recently in the Serbian capital Belgrade, attracting more than 200 producers from 23 countries, Serbian state radio and television reported Aug. 5. The congress warned that the consumption of apples is becoming less and less. Serbia is the t...Read more »
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Namibia’s Sun newspaper reported on August 1 that Namibia’s Minister of Agriculture Kalle Schlettwein said that the country’s annual demand for food is 200,000 tons, while production is only 60,000 to 80,000 tons, and food is highly dependent on imports. Although 70 percent of t...Read more »
