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Entrepreneurial Couples Are Sprouting Success Across Africa's Agribusiness Sector
From Nigeria to Senegal, husband-wife teams are building innovative agricultural ventures, blending complementary skills...
Egyptian Agricultural Exporters Ready to Tap Philippine Market After Landmark Deal
A new bilateral accord grants Egyptian grapes, onions, garlic, tomatoes and carrots immediate access to the Philippines,...
Bordeaux Wine Industry on Edge as Wildfires Force 250,000 Evacuations in France
Raging wildfires in southwest France have driven more than 250,000 people from their homes and are creeping toward Borde...
Ecuador Shields Majority of Its Exports from New US Trade Surcharge
A 10% US surcharge spares bananas, flowers, and cocoa, but tuna and broccoli exporters face tougher hurdles. Fedexpor ur...
Scorching Heat Threatens North Dakota Wheat as Global Prices Rally
A string of 100-degree days is stressing spring and durum wheat in the key US growing state just as Black Sea turmoil an...
Poland Opposes German Plan for Mandatory Animal Welfare Labels on Imported Food
Warsaw has formally objected to a draft German law that would require imported meat and processed food to carry labels d...
New Hope Aims to Turn Egypt into Regional Agri-Manufacturing and Export Hub
China’s New Hope plans new investments in animal feed, aquaculture and veterinary serums, with Egypt as a manufacturing ...
China's US Ag Purchases Slightly Lag, But Year-End Target Remains Within Reach, USDA Says
The USDA says China is running slightly behind its prorated $11.8 billion target for American farm goods, with a Septemb...
Torrential Rains Ravage Chile's Huasco Valley Agriculture and Mining, But Hold Promise of Ending Drought
The productive heart of the Atacama region was hit by over 200mm of rain, flooding farms, halting mining exports and dam...
Egyptian Mango Exporters Eye European Gains as Spain’s Harvest Shrinks
A 30% drop in Spanish production and lower Indian supply are opening a profitable window for Egyptian mango exporters—bu...
Egypt Imports 223,000 Tonnes of Food as Wheat and Soybeans Lead Weekly Arrivals
Wheat and soybean shipments dominated Egypt's food imports in mid-July, with Russia remaining the top supplier. The Nati...
Egypt’s Poultry Industry Seeks Formal Commodity Exchange Listing to Tame Prices
Moves to list poultry on Egypt’s commodity exchange aim to boost transparency and protect producers squeezed by a 15-pou...
France’s Loi Duplomb 2 reopens battle over banned insecticides as organic sector sounds alarm
A parliamentary commission meets to finalize a bill that could reintroduce two neurotoxic insecticides, threatening the ...
Poultry Hormone Denial and Water Fraud Crackdown Highlight Egypt's Food Integrity Challenges
Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture reassures consumers that hormone use in poultry is a myth, attributing rapid growth to g...
EPA Proposes Ending DEF-Induced Engine Deratements, Offering $12 Billion Relief to Truckers and Farmers
EPA's proposed rule aims to end diesel engine deratements from DEF failures, saving truckers an estimated $12 billion wh...
Imports Undermine Nigeria’s Rice, Auto & Tractor Industries, Local Manufacturers Warn
Cheaper foreign rice, vehicles, and farm equipment are flooding the Nigerian market, threatening to reverse years of inv...
Nigeria–Morocco AI Crop Monitoring Deal Targets Food Security Data Gaps Across 15 States
A satellite-AI platform will give Nigeria’s government real-time crop intelligence after years of food inflation driven ...