A daily digest of market, agri-policy, technology and climate news — from Ukraine and the world. 236 news items in 22 sections.
Indonesia says intensified supervision has pushed almost 90% of palm oil companies to raise the fresh fruit bunch prices they pay to farmers.
Australian beef shipments to China are about to face an extra 55% duty after Beijing’s 205,000-tonne safeguard quota was exhausted much earlier than many exporters expected.
India is working with banks and insurers to widen farm credit and crop-insurance protection before El Nino can disrupt the monsoon and rural incomes.
S&P Global Energy argues that stronger demand for biofuels, especially corn ethanol and E15, could support farm incomes and keep more US cropland in production.
Telangana has nearly tripled rice production over the past decade, but the state is now struggling with chronic surpluses, procurement pressure and the risks of monocropping.
India needs to sharply improve oilseed yields and tap alternative oil sources if it wants to cut edible-oil imports over the rest of the decade, according to the…
Farmer-owned co-operative Campco says Uttar Pradesh’s mandi tax on arecanut creates a double fiscal burden and weakens the competitiveness of organized agricultural trade.
DW reports that an expected strong El Nino threatens rice, palm oil and household budgets across Southeast Asia. Analysts warn of lower crop output, higher prices and growing…
Nepal Rastra Bank says crop output has fallen, farm lending has weakened and average industrial capacity use remains at just 42.11%, underscoring persistent stress across the rural economy.
