By John Lee. On Sunday, November 19, 2023, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, officially inaugurated the Distar Factory, a cutting-edge wheat flour mill, located in Domiz, Duhok Governorate. During his speech, Prime Minister Barzani emphasised the KRG's dedication to enhancing the agricultural sector and securing food security as top priorities. He outlined […]
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Kurdish Farmers Struggle to Market their Wheat
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdish farmers struggle to market their wheat After two difficult years because of lack of rain, Kurdistan Region's farmers were hopeful that this summer's bountiful wheat harvest would finally bring them some financial relief. […]
Iraq Confirms Wheat Stockpile of 5 Million Tons
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Trade, Atheer Al-Ghurairy, has said Iraq has a 'strategic stockpile' of wheat totaling 5 million tons. He is quoted by state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) as saying that this is sufficient to meet the country's needs for more than a year, and is in addition to the four months […]
New Grain Silo approved for Wasit
By John Lee. The Board of Directors of Iraq's General Company for Grain Trading, which is owned by the Ministry of Trade, as approved the building of a 100,000-ton grain silo in Wasit Governorate. The Chairman and General Manager, Dr. Haider Nouri Al-Karaawi, said the decision supports efforts to strengthen grain storage capacities nationwide in […]
Australia Wins Order for Wheat to Iraq
By John Lee. Iraq is understood to have purchased about 150,000 tonnes of wheat from Australia. According to a report from Reuters, a tender for a nominal 50,000 tonnes from either the United States, Australia or Canada closed on 18th December. More here. (Source: Reuters)
Drought forces Iraq to Cut Wheat Production
By John Lee. A new report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that continued drought and water shortages are affecting economic activity in Iraq, especially grain production. The Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service says agricultural cropping in irrigated areas is down by 50 percent compared to […]
The War in Ukraine, and Iraq's Multibillion-Dollar Wheat Imports
By Robert Tollast and Mina Aldroubi, for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's multibillion-dollar wheat import bill: how war in Ukraine affects the wider world The war in Ukraine, one of the world's major wheat producing regions, has […]
Fertilizer Price affecting Kurdistan Wheat Production
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fertilizer price hikes affecting Kurdistan Region wheat production: farmers An increase in fertilizer prices has affected wheat production in the Kurdistan Region, farmers told Rudaw on Wednesday. This comes a month after the government […]
$250m Wheat Marketing Center Opened in Erbil
By John Lee. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has opened a new wheat marketing center in Erbil, a year after announcing the project. In a statement on Twitter, Masrour Barzani said: "In less than a year, we are back to inaugurate the $250-million wheat marketing project in Erbil. A great new […]
KRG starts 27 Projects over Past Year
The ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) started 27 multisectoral projects from March 2020 to June 2021, as it reaches the 2nd anniversary since its foundation. The KRG invested $332 million on housing projects, developed a $250 million wheat marketing project, distributed $2.56 billion worth of business licenses, and completed the MED Steel […]
KRG begins Buying Wheat from Farmers for First Time
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. KRG begins buying wheat from farmers for the first time The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) began buying wheat from farmers on Tuesday for the first time, following the completion of the newly constructed multimillion-dollar […]
New Wheat Marketing Project in Slemani
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has laid the foundational stone for the Kurdistan Regional Government's Wheat Marketing Project in Slemani (Sulaymaniya). The $122 million project will be implemented by Qaiwan Group, in accordance with international standards, and finalized by 2025. At the inaugural ceremony, the Prime Minister described the agriculture project as a strategic investment to […]