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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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Russia - Ukraine grain export agreement

On July 22, Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement in Istanbul allowing the export of Ukrainian grain blocked in Black Sea ports because of the war, and which is sorely lacking on world markets. This ...

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 ...

Regulation that regulates the Registry of Importers of Agricultural Products (Decree 319-22)

The purpose of this Regulation is to create the Registry of Importers of Agricultural Products (RIMPA), which aims to establish a database of legally constituted natural and legal persons that carry o...

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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Decree 955 of 2022 – Temporary Exclusion of Transport Costs from the Customs Value of Imported Goods

Colombian decree temporarily excluding 100 percent of transport and related costs incurred from the place of delivery abroad to the place of importation from the customs valuation base of 200 imported...

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Brazil temporarily eliminates import tariffs on maize, wheat grain and flour/n

The country announced the reduction of import tariffs on some basic food products, such as corn, wheat grain (other than durum wheat) and wheat flour, pastries and cookies, beef (boneless, frozen) and...

China approves drought-tolerant soybeans from Argentinas Bioceres

China has approved the drought-tolerant HB4 soybean event developed by the Argentinean biotechnology company Bioceres, which will contribute to increasing the South American countrys exports of this g...

Argentina seeks to combat inflation with price controls

The Argentine government is concerned about the soaring grain prices due to the war in Ukraine. Therefore, it decided to create a trust fund financed by the increase in the export tax on soybean meal ...

Brazil reduced import rates to zero for ethanol, staple foods, machinery and IT supplies/n

The zero-rated products are ethanol, sugar, ground coffee, margarine, cheese, pasta and soybean oil. The objective was to ease inflationary pressures arising from the pandemic context, further aggrava...

Decree 309 of March 13, 2022 of the Special Transitory Law to Combat Commodity Inflation

The purpose of this law is to ensure the supply of basic necessities of the basic food basket, in order to be able to acquire them at adequate prices, so that there is no harm to consumers, as well as...

COMEX Resolution No. 009-2022 – List of Tariff Subheadings Subject to Prior Import Controls and Import Prohibitions

COMEX Resolution No. 009-2022 establishes and codifies Ecuador's list of tariff subheadings subject to prior import controls, the list of prohibited imports, and tariff subheadings requiring prior con...

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Marketing basis for maize, bread wheat and crystalline wheat

The Marketing Committee presented the minimum and reference Marketing Bases, between buyers and producers. The instrument provides certainty for the marketing of surplus crops for the 2021-2022 Autumn...