2023-11-21 23:10:00 Global corn production forecasts for the year have been revised upwards. A trend which reassures the market and pushes prices down, on the international market, but also on the African continent. Between its October and November assessments, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), whose monthly statistics are the reference, revised corn production upwards … Read more
2023-10-23 22:23:00 In Senegal, zircon mining continues and is now advancing on the large coast north of Dakar. It is getting closer and closer to the lucrative tourist desert area of Lompoul which could be experiencing its last season. From our correspondent in Dakar The floating dredge and its sand sorting plant are gradually moving … Read more
2023-09-10 22:26:00 Cocoa prices, which had been rising for months, suggested an increase in the price paid to the planter for the new campaign. And in fact, the new price announced by Ghana looks much more profitable: it has been set at 20,900 cedis per tonne, compared to 12,800 for the last harvest, or the … Read more
2023-06-04 22:04:00 The measures taken by the Indian giant did not foreshadow such a price increase. But restrictions on the export of rice and broken rice imposed by New Delhi since last September have not had the desired effect. The price of Indian rice is now around 460 dollars per tonne for 5% broken rice … Read more
2023-05-28 22:14:00 The slide began in mid-April and led copper back to its November price level. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), a ton has been trading for the past few days at around $8,000, 25% less than at the peak reached last year in the wake of the invasion of the ‘Ukraine. This fall … Read more
2023-05-15 22:02:00 With this possible takeover, the American mining giant is expanding its mining activities, not only in the field of gold, but also in that of copper, a strategic metal for the energy transition. The merger will thus allow Newmont to now be present on almost all continents: in North and South America, Africa, … Read more
The countdown is on for the grain trading giants. As of July 1, these international players will cut themselves off from one of their jobs, which was to buy grain from Russian farms, transport it to the territory and store it in silos before shipping. A situation that has become untenable But leaving the territory … Read more
Yields have not been there in Europe and importers are racing for yellow onions. All European countries are buyers, whether Poland, Serbia, Italy or Spain. To cite just one example, the production of Spanish onions has been reduced by almost 50% compared to previous years with areas that have decreased by 30% due to previous … Read more