Insights and Stories on Algeria

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall ahead of USDA report

Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. government’s key monthly reports on global supply and demand. Traders were focused on the size of the corn and soybean harvests in Argentina as drought stressed the […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up off early declines on export data

Jan. 17, 2023 at 5:59 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month low

Dec. 15, 2021 at 6:01 pm CST

By Reuters

Tax, competition expected to prolong Russian wheat export season

Aug. 23, 2021 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Polina Devitt

World crop briefs: Russia makes wheat pitch to Algeria

Oct. 2, 2018 at 3:07 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports face market changes

Jun. 26, 2018 at 7:54 pm CDT

CNS Canada — After a year in which Canada’s largest pulse buyer, India, imposed import tariffs, Canadian pulse crops are seeing a shift in export dynamics. Lentil and pea exports in Canada are down this year compared to last. According to data from the Canadian Grain Commission, as of June […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Algeria to open farming concessions to foreigners

May. 7, 2018 at 8:03 pm CDT

Algiers | Reuters — Algeria plans to offer foreign investors concessions for farm land for the first time, according to an official document, as the oil producer seeks to boost food output and reduce reliance on imports. Under the plan, which is expected to be discussed by the cabinet this […]

By Hamid Ould Ahmed

More snow lately over the Sahara than the Prairies

Jan. 12, 2018 at 1:49 am CST

CNS Canada — Parts of the Sahara Desert received rare snowfall over the past week, with up to 40 cm falling in the Algerian desert town of Ain Sefra. That freak snow — only the third time in 40 years — made for some fantastic photographs before melting, but would […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Lower North American durum acres keep attention on yields

May. 24, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

CNS Canada — North America’s smaller durum acreage base in 2017 could give prices a boost later in the growing season, depending on how yields shape up for the new crop, according to a U.S. analyst. Disease issues in 2016 and better projected returns for other crops in 2017 are […]