Author: Timothy Wahome (Timothy Wahome)

With great emotion, the families who owned the Chamuscado and Spirit horses received on their premises the two horses that suffered severe burns in the forest fires that affected the central area of the country in February. Almost three months of intensive care was required for the animals to heal their wounds and generate new...

The wide temperature range and very low temperatures at night during flowering caused a drop of up to 70% in the production of cherries from Fundão, according to producers, who nevertheless expect a higher quality fruit and higher caliber. Gonçalo Batista, an agronomist engineer from Alcongosta, with orchards in several locations in the municipality of Fundão, mostly...

A quiche delicacy comprising spinach, fava beans and tarragon, has been declared the official coronation food by Britain’s Royal Family – and this is pushing prices up.   Dubbed the coronation quiche on the royal website, the royal family goes on to describe the recipe as “deep quiche with a crisp, light pastry case and delicate...

When epidemics and low prices cling to the livestock industry, indigenous livestock breeds are chosen by many Ha Giang farmers because of their good disease resistance and ease of rearing qualities. Golden cow is a famous native animal of the Ha Giang rocky plateau. This breed is concentrated in four highland districts including Dong Van,...

Wheat prices (in France) have been very volatile in recent days according to the negotiations on Ukrainian exports, but fundamentals are not moving and are mostly bearish. Availability remains important at the end of the campaign. “There are large stocks in Europe and the Black Sea from the record harvest in Russia,” confirms Maxence Devillers, analyst at Agritel. Postponement...

The decline in milk prices is not over. The commodity value of milk continued to fall in April, indicating falling prices in the wholesale dairy sector. The value calculated by the “ife” Institute in Kiel for the month of April is only 36.3 cents per kg. This is another 2.3 cents less than in March and clearly shows where...

BHARU CITY: Harakah Daily reports that vegetable growers in the Lojing Highlands and Cameron Highlands currently being forced to throw away about 50 tons of produce every day have also received ministerial attention. At the end of Ramadan it was revealed that competition from vegetables imported from Thailand and China were causing local vegetable prices to fall....

At the quick estimate of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), inflation was 5.2 percent in April. Consumer goods and services were 4.4 percent more expensive in March than a year earlier. Consumers have also had to dig deeper into their pockets for products such as potatoes, fruits and vegetables (agf) since the beginning of this year....

The Ryazan region recently introduced a state of emergency due to the significant death of winter crops. As of April 27, 2023 more than half of the affected (dead or thinned) winter crops  had already been reseeded. By the order of the Governor of the Ryazan region, from April 27, 2023, order № 204-rg, in the territory of the highlighted region, an emergency situation mode...

News summary: By end last month, pork prices in France peaked through a February-to-March increase of EUR .21/kg as a result of lesser supplies due to a decreasing pig population in the European nation.  As a result of the contraction of the pig herd and a reduced supply, pork prices reached highs in March 2023. In March...