Agriculture
Farming, food production, commodities and agribusiness.
125 articles
Trump’s 90-Day Beef Tariff Waiver Alarms Cattle Producers as Imports Hit Record
The plan to allow 300,000 metric tons of below-market imported grinding beef adds roughly 12% to record import volumes a...
Weather Damage Puts Corn, Soybean and Wheat Prices on Upside Alert Ahead of USDA Report
Weather losses in Europe and the US have tightened grain supply cushions, with lower stocks-to-use ratios shifting corn ...
Sorghum Growers Ask CFTC to Halt CBOT Basis Futures Launch Over Delivery Gaps and Liquidity Risk
National Sorghum Producers wants the CFTC to pause Monday's planned CBOT sorghum basis futures listing and review whethe...
USDA Corn Outlook: Heat Cuts Yields, Surprise Acres Cloud Rally
A lower U.S. corn yield and stronger exports point to tighter supplies, but 1.39 million unexplained additional acres le...
Southeastern Hay Contest Returns: Entries Due Sept. 1 Amid Drought Recovery
The Southeastern Hay Contest seeks entries through Sept. 1, while drought recovery advice urges hay testing and early wi...
HHS Launches STREAM Program for Next-Generation Weed Management
The ARPA-H initiative will fund AI-discovered herbicides, laser weeding, drone spraying and low-cost residue sensing as ...
Juan Cúneo's Low-Profile Hazelnut Bet: Supplying Ferrero from Chile's South
Through family office Liguria, the Falabella co-owner has quietly built a hazelnut operation in Los Ríos that now feeds ...
NCGA Targets 30 Billion Bushels of New Corn Demand as Ethanol, COOL and Farm Bill Shape Outlook
A 20-cent corn rally, Senate beef COOL passage and record ethanol use are giving corn and cattle markets new direction, ...
China’s Durian Boom Turns Pingxiang Into a High-Stakes Border Trade Hub
China imported one million tonnes of durians in the first half of 2026, up 51.6%, reshaping small Guangxi border town Pi...
China's Food Self-Sufficiency Plan Forces Brazil to Rethink Soy, Corn and Beef Exports
Beijing's 15th Five-Year Plan aims to lift domestic production of beef, lamb and milk, and Chinese import quotas are alr...
EU Pesticide Plan Could Push Coffee and Citrus Prices Sharply Higher
Brussels is weighing a 'technical zero' residue rule for imports. New modelling warns of sharply higher coffee, citrus a...
Egypt Takes In 4.72 Million Tonnes of Local Wheat as Season Nears Close
State buyers have collected 4.719 million tonnes of Egyptian wheat, up 780,823 tonnes on 2025, leaving a narrow gap to t...
Gates Foundation Renews Livestock Antibody Hub for Five More Years
Pirbright and Roslin institutes begin a second phase of antibody research for cattle, pigs and poultry, aiming to accele...
Iowa Farmland Auction Outlook: Stable Prices, More Sellers This Fall
Iowa's farmland market is flat but liquid, and Hertz Farm Management expects stable values and $4.50 corn could coax mor...
Claas Positions Precision Ag Beyond Data Collection as Decision Speed Becomes the Selling Point
The equipment maker is pitching CLAAS connect as a single operational view; its argument is that today's farms lack deci...
UK Announces £65 Million Drought Support for Farmers as England Wilts
Defra's package relaxes grassland-feed rules, funds on-farm reservoirs and eases water access as drought covers about th...
EU Zero-Tolerance Pesticide Plan Could Cut Food Imports 41% and Spike Coffee 332%
A new JRC analysis maps three scenarios for an EU clampdown on pesticide residues in imported food, with coffee, citrus ...
EU Pesticide Residue Plan Could Lift Coffee Prices 332% and Cut Farm Imports 41%
Brussels is weighing “technical zero” limits on banned pesticides in imported food. A Commission study says coffee could...
India Rice Export Prices Hit Near One-Year High as Tight Supply Meets El Niño Fears
Indian 5% broken parboiled rice rose to $362–$368 per ton, with Vietnam and Thailand following higher as El Niño worries...
Ukraine Asks EU for €220 Million in Farm Aid as War and Drought Hit Harvests
Kyiv has formally requested EU funds for farmers struggling under Russian attacks and drought, while Brussels studies al...
German Winegrowers Expect Excellent Vintage but Less Wine as Costs and Policy Pressures Mount
Drought is expected to cut yields, but German growers still anticipate a qualitatively strong vintage. The sector is als...
Paraguay's Canola Area Reaches 60,000 Hectares; Local Mills Need at Least 100,000
Canola is emerging as a high-margin winter rotation crop, with grain above US$400/t versus US$235 for wheat, but local p...
FDA's Mandatory GRAS Notification Rule Gets Cautious Industry Backing
Food and feed groups welcome the proposed GRAS transparency overhaul but warn that FDA resources, workable timelines and...
Baler Belt Checklist: Continental Manager on Catching Wear Before Breakdowns
A Continental product manager explains which baler belt wear points to inspect, why a single new belt can stress the oth...
An Iowa NRCS Soil Specialist Grew Southern Crops to Show Soil Health Can Pay
NRCS specialist Shaffer Ridgeway started Southern Goods to grow collards, mustard greens and purple hull peas in Iowa; d...
Nebraska Commodity Groups Pitch Record Soybeans and Drought-Tolerant Sorghum at Husker Harvest Days
Nebraska corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum organizations will use Husker Harvest Days to recruit members, explain checkof...
EU Pesticide Limits Could Push Coffee Prices Up 332% in Worst Case
Brussels wants near-zero residues of banned pesticides in imported food, but its own analysis shows coffee, citrus and E...
Angola’s Agriculture Minister Accuses Banks of a ‘List of Refusals’ on Farm Credit
Isaac dos Anjos says unresolved land titles and missing working capital are pushing Angolan farmers into default and det...
Germany Pays 19 North Sea Fishers €12m to Quit as Shrimp Fleet Shrinks 30%
Germany has approved €12m to pay 19 North Sea crab and flatfish operators to surrender licences and scrap cutters by mid...
Senate Confirms Glen Smith to Lead USDA Rural Development
Former Farm Credit Administration CEO Glen Smith wins Senate confirmation as USDA undersecretary for rural development, ...