Punjab Congress leader Rana Gurjeet Singh pledged to buy maize at Rs 2,400/quintal for ethanol production. He highlighted Punjab’s groundwater depletion risk,...
Andhra Pradesh has nearly completed Kharif 2025 sowing on 27.75 lakh hectares, 99% of normal. Paddy leads with 15.06 lakh ha, aided...
Heavy rainfall from a deep depression in Odisha’s Gajapati district has damaged paddy and maize crops in Mohana, especially in Govindapur and...
As of September 1, 2025, U.S. old crop corn stocks totaled 1.53 billion bushels (down 13% YoY), soybeans 316 million bushels (down...
Zimbabwe, once South Africa’s top maize importer, is prioritizing domestic production after a strong harvest. This policy shift may reduce regional maize...
Niger State, Nigeria, has signed a multi-billion-dollar MoU with Benin to boost cotton, maize, and soybean production. The initiative targets 450,000 tonnes...
An AI-powered Aflatoxin Early Warning System (A-EWS) predicts maize contamination hotspots in East Africa using satellite and historical data. Developed by IITA...
South Africa’s Crop Estimation Committee raised the 2025 commercial maize production forecast to 16.2 million tonnes, up 26% from last year, with...
South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee projects a 26% rise in 2024/25 maize output, reaching 16.179 million tons, up from 12.85 million tons...