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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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The government of Guyana announced the purchase of US$1 billion in fertilizers for free distribution to farmers and 25,0...

President Dr. Irfaan Ali said in a broadcast that the subsidy to every household in the riverine and inland communities will inject into the economy and cushion the impacts of the rising cost of livin...

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...

Law 2204 of 2022: Legal framework for the industrial and scientific use of hemp in Colombia

Law 2204 of 2022 establishes Colombia's legal framework for the industrial and scientific use of hemp fiber and grain with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including isomers, salts and acid forms, equal to...

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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...

FARM Program (Food and Agricultural Resilience Mission) of France

FARM's main objective is to prevent and overcome the catastrophic effects on food security resulting from the current global situation. Its three main pillars are: trade, solidarity and production.

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.

National Strategy for the Beehive Plan (Law No. 297)

For a complete vision of this strategy, it is necessary to attend to Executive Decree No. 244 of December 16, 2021, which instituted the Management System of the Strategy of the Beehive Plan with the ...

Mexico: 2022 expansion of the Fertilizers for Wellbeing Program to nine states

In 2022, the Government of Mexico expanded the Fertilizers for Wellbeing Program to nine federal entities: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Durango, Nayarit and Zacatecas. The mea...

Ban on exports of Tomatoes, Potatoes, Eggplants and Onions

Iran's Minister of Agriculture announced a ban on the export of tomatoes, potatoes, aubergines and onions to other countries due to developments in Ukraine and the resulting increase in global demand ...

Ban on exportation of soya bean, other grains

Ghana, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry copied to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence, puts a temporary ban on the exp...

The Republic of Moldova communicates on the imposition of temporary export restrictions as of March 1, 2022 due to possi...

The Republic of Moldova communicates about the imposition of temporary export restrictions as of March 1, 2022, due to possible shortages of agricultural products (wheat, corn, sugar) and medical prod...

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 ...