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NewsUSDA FAS cuts Philippines corn and rice output forecasts as El Niño risk and input costs mount
Feed-sector demand is set to push corn consumption to 10.4 million tonnes in MY2026/27 even as domestic production falls, driving a 15% upward revision in import requirements.
NewsIGC lifts 2026/27 world corn forecast to 1.31 billion tonnes on Argentina and India upgrades
Global output would still fall 29 million tonnes short of the prior season's record, and El Niño conditions now underway add uncertainty to southern hemisphere harvests later in the year.
NewsCentralising feed wheat imports through Indonesia's state firms risks distorting market, industry warns
A price gap of around US$100 per tonne between state and commercial channels has raised concerns that the policy could push up input costs across the poultry and livestock sector.
NewsSkoltech researchers edit wheat genome with CRISPR-Cas method
Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have edited the wheat genome using the CRISPR-Cas method, targeting the gene responsible for thermosensitive male sterility, according to the university's website.
NewsCore wheat supply of Malaysia's PPB Group still secure despite ongoing Middle East conflict
Malaysia-based PPB Group Bhd said the group's core wheat supply remains secure despite the escalation of conflict in the Middle East that has triggered massive disruptions in global logistics.
NewsWorld's wheat production faces major threats of heat and drought during flowering, research states
New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades.
NewsAlgerian state-owned company announces tender for buying of at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat
Algerian state-owned company OAIC has announced a tender for the purchase of at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat of any origin, Reuters reports.
NewsArgentina breaks past wheat production record with 2025-26 harvest
Argentina'S 2025-26 wheat harvest has broke the nation's previous production record, with the country's two leading grain exchanges raising their output forecasts multiple times over the past couple of months as the crop overcame some late-spring weather challenges and yields continued to exceed pre-harvest forecasts.
NewsEgypt's wheat imports dropped by 8% last year
Egypt's wheat imports declined by about 8% in 2025 to 13.2 million tons.