Maize

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The global waxy maize starch market was valued at US$ 3.68 Bn in 2022. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.8% during the…

South African farmers are expected to harvest 4.65% more maize in the 2022/2023 season compared with the previous season, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Thursday. The CEC’s fourth summer crop forecast estimates the…

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The decrease in cultivation of kharif crops is in about nine lakh hectares so far. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA India’s rice production during the kharif season is likely to fall short of the target of 112 million tonnes (MT) and will…

SA farmers are expected to harvest 2.65% more maize in the 2022/2023 season compared with the previous season, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Tuesday. The CEC’s second summer crop forecast estimates the 2023…

Farmers load maize crop onto a load carrier in a field in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian government could consider reducing taxes on some items such as maize and fuel in response to the central bank's recommendations to help…

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Researchers at North Carolina State University show that an important gene in maize called HPC1 modulates certain chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, and has its origins in "teosinte mexicana," a precursor to modern-day…

Something important for global agriculture happened this past week but received minimal media coverage. The Chinese National Crop Variety Approval Committee released two standards that clear the path for cultivating genetically modified…

Winter snuck in the back door in an icy blast this week in my home town. It came after two months of bizarre weather: pounding, flooding rain when it should have been bone dry, then cold and misty, then hot again and now a biting wind,…