Archive for June 17th, 2021

ALGIERS, ALGERIA — Algeria rejected 27,000 tonnes of French milling wheat after two dead animals were found in the cargo, according to the country’s agriculture minister, Reuters reported.

Algerian authorities are seeking reimbursement for the shipment, which will be sent back to France.

The dead animals were found in two separate batches of the cargo, the minister said.

Algeria is a top wheat importer and France is one of its main suppliers.

Source: World Grain

WASHINGTON, DC, US — US corn and sorghum exports ticked up in the 2020-21 marketing year based on strong foreign demand and reduced competition, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture.

Lowered corn crop output supplies in Brazil and strong demand have set US corn exports for the 2020-21 marketing year to estimate about 73 million tonnes. If realized, it would be the largest US corn export season ever and valued at $17.9 ...

PORT OF JOHNSTOWN, ONTARIO, CANADA — The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has launched a new C$165.7 million Agricultural Clean Technology Program.

The goal is to help create climate-smart agriculture through research, innovation and adoption of clean technologies, including dedicated support for farmers to help reduce grain drying costs.

During a virtual visit at the Port of Johnstown, an intermodal port on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the largest grain storage facility in Eastern Ontario, Neil Ellis, parliamentary secretary, announced the program ...