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February 18, 2026
European traders reported that a Tunisian state grain agency purchased?about 25.000?metric tons?of animal feeding corn from optional origins at an international auction on Tuesday. All corn?was said to be bought at a cost of $258.75 per ton, including?freight.
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February 18, 2026
European traders reported on Tuesday that Tunisia's "state grains agency" is tendering to buy 25,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn. The traders said that price offers were submitted on Tuesday, and they are still being evaluated. No purchase has yet been reported.
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February 12, 2026
Initial assessments by European traders indicated that the lowest price offered in Tunisia's international?"tender" on Thursday was just under $276 per tonne, including freight and cost. It was thought that the?offer? for 25,000 tonnes had been made by Dreyfus trading house.
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February 12, 2026
Autopsy results show that the majority of 15 Afghan migrants killed last week off the Greek island of Chios when their dinghy collided a coast guard vessel died from head injuries and not drowning. The February 3 collision, one of the deadliest migrant incidents in Greece in recent years…
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February 10, 2026
Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s leading port operator said that it had signed a deal on Tuesday with Liberia’s ports authority, to manage the port of Monrovia from the first half of 2026. Marsa Maroc International Logistics will perform rehabilitation work…
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February 10, 2026
Egypt announced on Monday plans for a?new 1 billion marina, hotel, and?housing?development on the Red?Sea?in a move to boost the tourism industry in the region. Ahmed Shalaby said that construction on the "Monte Galala Towers & Marina" project…
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February 10, 2026
As tensions grew between Washington and Tehran due to Iran's nuclear program, the United States provided new guidance for commercial vessels that transited the Strait of Hormuz. This is a major?shipping route? for Middle East oil. Iran has in the past threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
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February 9, 2026
The International Organization for Migrants (IOM) reported on Monday that 53 migrants, including 2 babies, are dead or missing following a rubber-boat capsize off the coast Libya. IOM, citing survivors, said that the boat left Zawiya Thursday and then flipped off Zuwara Friday.
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February 9, 2026
The survivors of the shipwreck which killed 15 Afghan migrants in Greece last week have said that their dinghy 'didn't change course or ram an coastguard vessel. This contradicts the official account given by the authorities. The shipwreck occurred on the island of Chios, and 15 people were killed.
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February 6, 2026
The EU barley exports may reach a decade-high this season, as the EU is able to shift a large harvest due to the brisk demand for feed overseas and the reduced competition in the Black Sea Region. The surge in demand for European "feed" barley…
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February 4, 2026
European traders reported on Wednesday that the Algerian state agency OAIC reportedly 'purchased' around 200,000 tonnes of?animal-feed barley in an international auction on Tuesday. The traders had reported the purchase Tuesday night but were…
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February 4, 2026
The?coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a Greek coast guard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday. It was one of the most deadly migrant shipwrecks to occur in Greece for years. In a press release…
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February 2, 2026
Tanger Med Port in Morocco said Monday that it would maintain its position as the Mediterranean's and Africa's largest port by handling 11.1 million containers by 2025. This is an increase of 8.4% from a year ago. In a press release, the port…
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January 29, 2026
European traders reported that Tunisia’s state grain agency is believed to have purchased approximately 100,000 metric tons soft?milling?wheat and approximately 100,000?tons?of durum at an international tender on Wednesday for the same volume.
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January 29, 2026
According to European traders, Tunisia’s state grain agency reportedly purchased about 100,000 metric tons of soft milling wheat on Wednesday and approximately 100,000 tons durum at an international auction for the same volume. Trading house…
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January 29, 2026
Initial assessments by European traders suggest that the lowest price offered at Wednesday's?international tender?from Tunisia’s state grains agency?to buy around 100,000 metric tonnes of?soft?wheat?was $256.16 per ton, cost and freight included.
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January 27, 2026
European traders reported on Tuesday that Tunisia’s state grain agency had issued a?international tender for the purchase of about 100,000 metric tons of soft wheat milling and 100,000 tons durum wheat. Origin was optional. The deadline for submitting price offers in the tender is on Wednesday…
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January 25, 2026
Officials said that a migrant was rescued on Sunday and that?50 other migrants are believed to have drowned after a boat sank in the Mediterranean. Alarm Phone, which runs an emergency hotline for migrants, reported that the man had been swimming…
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January 23, 2026
Traders and analysts claim that the European Union is having difficulty in exporting its larger wheat surplus, as a record Argentine harvest?intensifies competition, especially on top EU market Morocco. Farmers are also reluctant to sell their crops at low prices.
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January 22, 2026
John Healey, UK Defence Minister, said that Britain had provided tracking and?monitoring?support to a French operation to a board a sanctioned Russian oil tanker to choke off?the funds which fuel Russia's incursion into Ukraine. Healey stated…
