Govt lifts grain import ban as El Niño threat looms

CLOUDINE MATOLA Government will lift the ban on private-sector grain imports to meet commercial food and animal-feed demand amid forecasts of below-normal rainfall and a potential El Niño-induced production shortfall, Business Times can report. The move follows the Meteorological Services Department’s 2026/27 summer rainfall outlook, which predicts below-normal rainfall across the country, raising concerns over…