Maize News in English
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48Record Increase in Maize and Rice Sowing in India, Soybean Area Sees Slight Decline
India’s 2025–26 Kharif sowing covers 995.63 lakh ha, up 38.48 lakh ha from last year. Rice rose 39.45 lakh ha to 364.80...
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40Biofuels: Area under maize cultivation in India increases sharply, driven by push for ethanol
India’s maize acreage rose by 9 lha (10.5%) in kharif 2025-26 to 91.89 lha, driven by ethanol demand under the E20 programme....
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29South Korea purchased 65 thsd tons of corn
South Korea’s Feed Leaders Committee (FLC) bought 65,000 tons of feed corn in a tender awarded to Mitsui at \$226.05 per ton...
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43Rwandan maize farmers warn of production decline as input prices surge
Rwanda’s maize farmers warn rising pesticide and fungicide costs are forcing them to scale back cultivation, threatening government production targets under the...
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41World corn prices rose in July, one of the reasons being the drought in Ukraine
In July 2025, the FAO Cereal Price Index averaged 106.5 points, down 0.8% from June and 3.8% year-on-year. Barley and maize export...
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49USDA predicts increased corn production, record high corn yields
U.S. corn production is projected at 16.7 billion bushels in 2025, up 13% from last year, according to the USDA’s August Crop...
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49Maize and millets may gain this kharif, but soyabean could lose ground
Industry experts expect higher maize and millet acreage this kharif season, supported by good rainfall and attractive MSP, while soybean coverage may...
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73Because of ethanol, corn farmers are getting better prices: Nitin Gadkari at Praj BioVerse event
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, at World Biofuel Day’s 10th anniversary in Pune, urged accelerating biofuel adoption to cut imports, boost rural incomes,...
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72Maize and millets may gain this kharif, but soyabean could lose ground
Industry experts expect higher maize and millet acreage this kharif season, while soybean coverage may decline. With 90–95% sowing completed, rice planting...
