Temporary export bans and GMO policies complicate Zimbabwe maize procurement In February 2013 complaints emerged in Zimbabwe over purchases of 17,000 tonnes of maize from Zambia by Zimbabwean grain millers which had been blo... 26/05/2013
Strengthening supply chains could boost cereals production in Ethiopia According to national press reports, an Ethiopian government initiative supported by Italian development cooperation is increasing supplies of duru... 26/05/2013
Impact of reforms on the EU cereals sector The EC has published an evaluation of the impact since 2003 of CAP reform measures in the cereals sector (cereals, oil crops and protein crops). Th... 12/05/2013
Constraints on regional cereals trade in West Africa reviewed The World Bank has published a policy note, in March 2013, reviewing constraints on expanded production and trade in staple food crops in West Afri... 12/05/2013
Cereals sector policy in Benin and the impact of regional trade USDA has published a review of the cereals sector in Benin. It highlights the government’s policy commitment to boosting local production, modernis... 22/04/2013
ECOWAS CET finally adopted while producer organisations raise concerns ECOWAS, six years after its decision to implement a common external tariff (CET), formally adopted its CET at the WAEMU-ECOWAS joint technical comm... 22/04/2013
Trends and prospects in the EU cereals sector In its report, ‘Prospects for agricultural markets and income in the EU 2012–2020’ published in December 2012, the EC notes that in 2011, EU cereal... 15/04/2013
Infrastructure is a key to agricultural trade in developing countries An OECD review of the constraints to developing country agricultural trade, published on 31 January 2013, concludes that “a 10% improvement in the... 15/04/2013
Prospects for maize prices in 2013 According to analysis from Agrimoney.com at the end of 2012 assessing the outlook for cereals in 2013, US maize prices gained only 7% in calendar y... 18/03/2013
Prospects for wheat prices in 2013 According to a report published by Rabobank, volatility in agricultural commodity markets looks set to continue into 2013, with grains and oilseeds... 24/02/2013