# BAMB looks to Brazil, Australia to boost silos amidst local pricing standoff – The Business Weekly & Review

> Botswana's grain marketing board is importing grain from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and possibly Brazil and Australia to offset a 2023 sorghum shortage caused by a pricing dispute with commercial farmers and severe drought. The board says it is keeping strategic reserves above minimum levels.

- Date: 2024-05-15 · published 2024-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Botswana · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30310-bamb-looks-to-brazil-australia-to-boost-silos-amidst-local-pricing-standoff-the
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Southern African import demand for sorghum and maize adds modest regional demand, though the volumes are small relative to global feed grain markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-29 | [Bangladesh seeks alternatives as Mideast war disrupts fertiliser imports \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4633-bangladesh-seeks-alternatives-as-mideast-war-disrupts-fertiliser-imports-the.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Brazil urea price climbs to $488/t as India books just 410,000 t in key tender - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2185-brazil-urea-price-climbs-to-488-t-as-india-books-just-410-000-t-in-key-tender.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2020-10-14 | [Soybeans rise on Chinese buying, dry Brazil weather \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11786-soybeans-rise-on-chinese-buying-dry-brazil-weather-financial-post.md) | +2.8% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2022-08-25 | [Thirst for Nigeria’s urea surges as Brazil, US, India increase demand – Businessday NG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5144-thirst-for-nigeria-s-urea-surges-as-brazil-us-india-increase-demand-businessday.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-11-12 | [Barley weakens, corn grows as Australia remembers the fallen - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62113-barley-weakens-corn-grows-as-australia-remembers-the-fallen-grain-central.md) | -6.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- businessweekly.co.bw: https://businessweekly.co.bw/news/bamb-looks-to-brazil-australia-to-boost-silos-amidst-local-pricing-standoff

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.