Sentences with phrase «wheat imports»

Chinese analysts and traders see less of a shortfall than those overseas, and have smaller estimates for total wheat imports of around five million to six million metric tons.

US wheat growers in the states that helped elect Mr Trump are up in arms after analysis by their powerful lobby groups showed Japanese tariffs on wheat imports from Australia will drop by $ US65 a tonne.

This year, African countries will spend $ 12 billion on wheat imports, according to a study released on the opening day of the conference yesterday by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Research Center (CIMMYT).

South Korea and Japan temporarily suspended imports of US wheat and South Korea began testing existing wheat imports from the US for signs of modified material, with no positive results so far.

Ogbeh, refuted the claims during a NAN Forum in Abuja, adding that Federal Government will revive cassava bread initiative to boost food production, stem wheat imports and encourage cassava farmers.

In good years Afghan farmers harvest upwards of 5 million tons of wheat, the country's number - one food crop, but in some years annual wheat imports exceed 1 million tons to satisfy domestic demand, which exceeds 5.8 million tons.

Then from 2010 to 2011, the price of wheat doubled — fueled by a combination of extreme weather events linked to climate change, oil price spikes and intensified speculation on food commodities — impacting on Syrian wheat imports.

South Korea has also begun testing existing wheat imports from the US for signs of GM wheat, with no positive results so far.

Sudan, for example, produces roughly 1 ton of wheat at home for every 4 tons of wheat it imports from abroad.