By John Lee. Iraq's Cabinet has approved the winter agricultural plan for the 2026/27 season, setting out wheat procurement targets, seed subsidies, and fertiliser policy. According to the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Trade is authorised to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of wheat from all governorates, excluding the Kurdistan Region, at prices […]
By John Lee. A new agricultural pesticide factory has opened in the Karma Island area of Anbar province. The Al-Tariq factory is affiliated with the General Company for Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical Supplies in Samarra, and was developed in partnership with a private-sector Iraqi pharmaceutical company, with support from specialist international firms. The factory comprises […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture is studying plans to launch a digital agricultural marketing platform designed to connect farmers with local and international markets. The ministry's administrative deputy minister, Dr Mahdi Sahr al-Jubouri, chaired a meeting of the committee tasked with preparing the study. According to the ministry, the platform aims to: Provide […]
By John Lee. Two new seed purification and processing lines have been inaugurated at the Ahlelah facility in Nineveh province, raising total production capacity at the site to 30 tonnes per hour. Each line has a capacity of 10 tonnes per hour. The project was implemented by the emergency loan project team of the World […]
By John Lee. Plans to automate Iraq's ration card system were discussed at a meeting between the Ministry of Trade and two technology companies. Iraq's Minister of Trade, Mustafa Nizar Jumaa, visited the General Company for Food Commodities Trading, where he met representatives of the National Company for Information Technology and Rabt Al-Najm, alongside senior […]
By John Lee. A first consignment of 24 tonnes of frozen french fries from Kashipur, in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district, has been exported to Iraq. According to India's Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the shipment was handled by Virun Global Trade Pvt. Ltd. and facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development […]
By John Lee. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has launched the MURUNA project to strengthen climate resilience and food security in Iraq. According to WFP, around 2.5 million people in Iraq require humanitarian assistance, with […]
By John Lee. KAR Electrical Power Plant Production Trading FZE (KEPPT) has engaged JP Morgan to arrange development financing for a $1.6 billion urea plant in Basra. According to a statement from KEPPT, the company will work with the bank to progress financing for the project in conjunction with several leading export credit agencies. The […]
By John Lee. A 44,000-tonne shipment of American rice has arrived at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aboard the vessel Equinox Dream (pictured), according to Iraq's General Company for Food Commodities Trading. The company said the shipment arrived despite difficult maritime conditions stemming from regional security challenges affecting shipping in the area. Engineer Lama Hashim […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Planning is finalising a five-year development plan in cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP), aligning future activities with Iraq's national development priorities. The plan, which has reached its final stages ahead of formal approval, was discussed during a meeting between senior ministry officials and WFP representatives. Key areas […]
By John Lee. A delegation from the Ministry of Trade has visited the manufacturing facilities of Bühler Group in Switzerland to review progress on the five metal silos project. The visit focused on overseeing production stages and monitoring implementation of the electromechanical equipment and materials designated for the scheme. The delegation was headed by Dr […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Trade has reopened Berth No. 10 at the Umm Qasr grain silo following completion of maintenance and rehabilitation works, restoring the facility to full operational readiness as a key strategic gateway for wheat imports and storage. The reopening ceremony was attended by the Director General of the State Company […]
