
Cereal market: Wheat soars, Africa worries
The renewed tension in the Black Sea is driving up wheat prices and threatening Africa's food security.
Farming, food production, agricultural exports, and food security

The renewed tension in the Black Sea is driving up wheat prices and threatening Africa's food security.

Nestled in the heart of the Ziban, this agricultural territory is reinventing its oasis model to establish itself in the international date market.

The ONS notes a decrease of 0.1% in prices in Algiers in June 2026, with persistent tensions on potatoes and fruits

Brezina, a municipality of El Bayadh, is developing as an agro-industrial hub with investments in agriculture, SMEs, and tourism.

Global food prices rose in August to their highest level since late 2022, driven by the impacts of adverse weather and trade disruptions linked to the wars in Ukraine and Iran, raising concerns about supplies of staple crops, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO stated on Friday that its average food price index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of globally traded food commodities, reached 133.3 points in August, compared to a revised reading of 130.8 points in July. View the full content on Echourouk Online.

The census of farmers in Tizi Ouzou province affected by the recent fires has reached 98 percent, according to the Directorate of Agricultural Services in the province. The acting director of agricultural services, Mr. Nadir Boussa, explained that about 98 percent of the affected in the agricultural sector have been counted and their files verified up to today.

Jijel - The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Sid Ali Khaldi, confirmed today, Thursday, from the Jijel province, that all farmers affected by the recent fires in the province 'will be compensated for all losses regardless of their type.'

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Sid Ali Khaldi, confirmed that "all losses of affected farmers will be compensated, regardless of their type." This statement was made during his conversation with farmers and citizens in some villages of the municipalities of Ouled Yahia Khadrouch and Bourawi Belhadj in Jijel province on Thursday. The minister reassured: "All farmers affected by the recent fires in the province will be compensated for all losses, regardless of their type."

Algeria is making desalination a pillar of its water and agricultural security while addressing energy and environmental challenges

Guelma - The Wilaya of Guelma achieved a production exceeding 1.2 million quintals of industrial tomato crop during the harvesting campaign for the agricultural season 2025-2026, which recently concluded, according to what was learned today, Wednesday, from the Directorate of Agricultural Services in the Wilaya.

Officials attributed the development of this important sector in the province to the expansion of planted areas and the entry of new areas into production.

Phytosanitary protection is essential for food security. Amid climatic and pest challenges, the INPV plays a key role.