SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Due to a severe drought, Brazil’s second corn crop is expected to reach a five-year low, according to AgRural, Reuters reported.
Brazilian farmers in the center south are expected to produce 60 million tonnes of second corn, a drop of 5 million tonnes from the May forecast and a 17-million-tonne drop from the consultancy’s first projection.
Expected yields of 77.5 60-kg bags per hectare is the lowest for the region since 2016, Reuters said.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND — VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asia 2024, in co-location with Health & Nutrition Asia, enjoyed a record-breaking attendance of 8,722 visitors from 73 countries from March 12-14 at BITEC in Bangkok. The event hosted by Victam Corp. welcomed 315 international exhibitors from the animal feed, pet food, aquafeed, as well as the rice, grain and flour processing industries. Following are some of the companies showcasing their innovations.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — The International Association of Operative Millers’ (IAOM) 128th Annual Conference & Expo will be April 16-18 in Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Along with educational programming, committee meetings and networking opportunities, the event includes the expo. Following are products and services from World Grain advertisers who will be exhibiting at IAOM.