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Food prices stable, cereal output seen up in 2013World food prices held steady in February as falling wheat and sugar offset gains in vegetable oils and dairy prices, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday, forecasting increased cereals production in 2013. Global g More… |
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Food prices could rise again in 2013Global food prices eased slightly in the second half of 2012, in part due to good harvests in the southern hemisphere, but prices remain high and could increase further in 2013, a report said. Global food prices eased slightly in More… |
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Rivals line up to replace Russia grain to EgyptFrance and other leading global wheat exporters, normally undercut by cheap Russian supplies, are poised to snag new business from top importer Egypt, with Russia's drought-depleted export surplus seen drying up within weeks. More… |
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World food prices stabilise but stocks to shrinkWorld food prices stabilised in August at levels close to those reached in the food crisis of 2008, and global grain stocks are likely to shrink this year as cereal crop output falls short of what is needed, the United Nations More… |
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Cool snap, drizzle help corn cropLight showers in nearly all of the US Midwest crop belt and cooler temperatures this week will help stabilise deterioration of corn and soybean plants that have already been severely harmed by the worst drought in more than a h More… |
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Bahrain to build $2m college in SomaliaBahrain is planning to build a BD754,000 ($2 million) teacher training college in the Somali capital Mogadishu as part of its project to help the country recover from decades of war, drought and famine. Work is progressing on the project a More… |
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Aquiess plans rain technology for AfricaDoha-based Aquiess, a weather modification specialist, will use its rainfall-inducing technology to bring an early end to the devastating drought-famine in the Horn of Africa. Aquiess is offering its rainfall technology to break the drough More… |
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RAK Ceramics, Unicef in Africa aid driveRAK Ceramics, the world's largest ceramic tiles and sanitaryware manufacturing company, is organising a campaign in cooperation with Unicef to provide aid to drought-hit areas in Africa. The targeted areas in the Horn of Africa include Som More… |
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Wheat near 2-month high on drought concernWheat rose on Thursday led by a near 2 per cent jump in Kansas City hard red winter milling wheat as drought posed a threat to seedings of the 2012 crop. Markets were on edge ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke o More… |
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Funds raised to help drought-hit SomaliaWorshippers across Bahrain yesterday (August 5) collected donations during Friday prayers in aid of Somalia. Clergymen and religious scholars in most of Bahrain's mosques dedicated time to speak about Somalia's worst drought in 60 years an More… |
