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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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Resolution No. 14-2022 on the adoption and harmonization of measures related to the improvement of compliance with ILO ...

(EN) Resolution whose fundamental purpose is to put into practice ILO Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers. It provides that the domestic work contract must preferably be in writing and ...

Executive Decree No. 43750-MAG-MEIC- COMEX for the authorization of bean imports due to shortages in the domestic market...

This decree authorizes the importation of 5,231 metric tons of beans, with a zero percent (0%) import tariff rate.

Executive Decree No. 43642-MAG-MEIC-COMEX modifying the tariff duties on imports of rice in grain and milled form

This decree modifies the Import Tariff Duties (DAI) for paddy and milled rice contemplated in the Central American Import Tariff. Therefore, a tariff of 3.5% is applied to tariff code 1006.10.90.00 (p...

Executive Decree 43643-MEIC repealing the pricing of grain in the country through the repeal of Executive Decree 38.884.

This decree repeals the reference price of paddy rice; and the maximum and minimum price of all qualities of milled rice and updating of cost model structures of agricultural production of paddy rice ...

UN Resolution 76/300

The United Nations General Assembly declared a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right. The framework states that all people, everywhere, have the right to eat, breathe and drink w...

Panama prolongs food pricing decree

Panama, through executive decree number 165, approved the inclusion of another 50 products in the basic basket for a total of 72 products, which represent a decrease in the cost of the basic basket of...

EU: Maintenance and adaptation package

Prohibition of purchase, import or transfer of gold, directly or indirectly, if it comes from Russia. In order to avoid possible negative repercussions for global food and energy security, the EU has ...

Reconocimiento a las semillas criollas y a la agricultura familiar: Resolución 317/22 del INASE en Argentina

INASE Resolution 317/22 aims to register, identify, and commercialize Creole seeds in a simple and free manner, understanding them as those that, "whether or not they are native, have been cultivated ...

Moldovan agricultural products: Council adopts temporary trade liberalisation measures

The Council adopted a regulation temporarily liberalising trade in the seven Moldovan agricultural products that are not already fully liberalised: tomatoes, garlic, table grapes, apples, cherries, pl...

Decree 1176 of 2022 – Zero Import Tariff on Fertilizers and Pesticides

Decree 1176 of 2022 temporarily established a zero percent tariff on imports of 22 tariff lines covering fertilizers and pesticides, aiming to reduce the import costs of agricultural inputs, support p...

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In discussion: India may allow exports of 2 million tones of wheat

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade is likely to allow exports of around 2 million tonnes of wheat in total, based on letters of credit issued prior to the export ban on May 13, which is less th...

Decree 1174 of 2022 – Zero Import Tariff on Wheat and Suspension of the Andean Price Band System

Decree 1174 of 2022 temporarily established a zero percent tariff on imports of specified wheat tariff lines and suspended the application of the Andean Price Band System for certain wheat imports. Th...