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CP Foods tackles pollution from burning corn fields

Bangkok Produce (BKP), a feed raw material supplier for CP Foods, has launched a campaign to address air pollution in Thailand. The company wants...

Thai govt guarantees price for corn farmers

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry and feedmillers have agreed on a minimum price of USD 0.28/kg for corn farmers, effective immediately. hey will later discuss and...

Indonesia launches program to boost corn production

Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry recently launched the ‘Kesatria’ program in an effort to increase local corn production through integration with oil palm plantations. The program...

Sri Lanka gets corn from Pakistan as imports open

Sri Lanka started importing feed corn from Pakistan after the government issued import licenses in August. It simultaneously reduced the import levy from USD...

Indonesia receives first consignment of Argentinian corn

Indonesia received 20,000 tons of Argentinian corn at Teluk Lamong Port, Surabaya, on November 15. Arief Prasetyo Adi, who heads the National Food Agency,...

Brazil’s corn production to drop after a record year

Brazil’s corn production for 2023/24 is estimated to fall due to high production costs and El Niño’s impact on weather. The USDA forecasts production...

Indonesia to import 250,000 tons of corn this month

The National Food Agency plans to import 250,000 tons of corn to be distributed directly to independent farmers to lower feed production costs, due...

Indian corn estimates up for the autumn season

The Indian government projects a 1.1mt increase in corn production for the 2023/24 kharif (autumn) season. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare’s initial...

North Sumatera claims corn surplus

Corn production in North Sumatera, Indonesia reached 1.3mt in September and is expected to hit this year’s production target of 1.7mt. According to the...

China to increase corn, soybean yields with GM seeds

China has approved 37 genetically modified (GM) corn varieties and 14 GM soybean varieties, allowing its farmers to grow corn with higher yields to...

Indonesia’s corn imports for independent farmers only

Indonesia will import feed corn only for independent farmers, the National Food Agency said. Agency head Arief Prasetyo Adi said the State Logistics Agency (Bulog)...

South Korea returns to Black Sea for discounted corn

South Korea has bought feed corn for delivery in the first half of February. The purchase includes Black Sea corn at discounted prices because...

Corn reserve to stabilize feed corn prices

Indonesia’s National Food Agency is encouraging the creation of a corn reserve program to stabilize feed corn prices. Agency head Arief Prasetyo Adi believes...

MFG buys 136,000t of corn in international tender

South Korea’s Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased 136,000 tons of feed corn in an international tender on October 11, with two shipments scheduled for...

Bulog importing 500,000t corn for independent farmers

Indonesia's State Logistics Agency will import 500,000 tons of feed corn to stabilize the local corn price for poultry farmers, which has risen to...

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