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Chicken exports rise 16.5%
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
Retail potato price rises 69.1%
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
Wheat crop quality deteriorates
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
Production reaches 78.7 million pounds
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
Loss of 13 million pounds
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.

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Pine Ridge Food Sovereignty Efforts Expand Tribal Nutrition Security

This document highlights food sovereignty efforts at Pine Ridge Reservation, combining traditional and modern practices to strengthen tribal nutrition security. Youth actively participate through prog...

International Financial Institutions Action Plan to Address Food Insecurity

The plan is developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the International Fund for Agricultural Dev...

The USA and Banks Announce Food Security Plan/n

The goal of the plan is to address a global food security crisis exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine. Among the plan's measures are: supporting farmers, addressing the fertilizer supply crisis, and...

G7: New Sanctions on Russia

These include: - Gradually eliminate our dependence on Russian energy, including Eliminating or banning the import of Russian oil. - Continue measures against Russian banks connected to the global eco...

Joint Declaration on open and predictable trade in agricultural products and foodstuffs

At the General Council of the World Trade Organisation, a group of countries signed their trade commitment to ensure food security in the midst of COVID 19 and the armed conflict between Russia and Uk...

Kentucky Department of Agriculture releases poultry farms from bird flu quarantine

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has released two poultry farms in the state from the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) quarantine.

The USA takes enforcement action against Russian cargo airline operating in violation of American export controls.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order temporarily denying all export privileges for the Russian cargo carrier Aviastar due to continued violations of comprehensive export controls ...

UN: Renewed appeal to boost agriculture and provide urgent support to vulnerable rural households

The United Nations (UN) urgently needs US$115.4 million by December 2022 to prevent further deterioration of the food insecurity situation and worsening disruption of food supply chains in Ukraine. It...

The USA restricts exports to Russia and Belarus by blocking access to products such as fertilizers and pipeline valves

The restricted goods include fertilizers, pipe valves, ball bearings and other parts, materials and chemical products.

The USA restricts the export and re-export of US-origin products, software and technologies and certain foreign-produced...

Highly restrictive licensing requirements have been imposed on all categories of items on the Commerce Control List (CCL): https://bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/commerce-control-list-ccl to Russia...

The USA adds Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland to Global Export Control Coalition

The Global Export Control Coalition is a multilateral enforcement of export controls and is a force multiplier in isolating Russia and Belarus from the commodities, technologies and software needed to...

The USA imposes full blocking sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, and Russia’s largest pr...

This action will freeze any of Sberbank’s and Alfa Bank’s assets touching the U.S financial system and prohibit U.S. persons from doing business with them. Sberbank holds nearly one-third of the o...