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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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EU: Total prohibition for Russian and Belarusian road freight operators to work in the EU

Fifth EU package of measures. Transport Sector: certain exemptions will cover essential items such as agricultural and food products, humanitarian aid and energy.

Mexico, the United States and Canada are working on harmonizing the regulation of agricultural pesticides

Mexico, the United States and Canada are working on the joint review of new ingredients and the determination of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs).

Law 10211. amending the Labour Code to combat labour discrimination against women in maternity conditions

(EN) Amendment of articles 94, 94 BIS, 95, 96, 97 and 100, and addition of a subsection K) to article 70 of Law 2, Labor Code. A paid paternity leave of two days per week is established for the biolog...

SADER and Anacofer agreed to ensure supply and access for agricultural production

SADER (Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development) and Anacofer (National Association of Marketers and Fertilizer Producers) agreed to work together to guarantee the supply and access of inputs to...

The USA offers commitment to supporting sectors essential to humanitarian activities.

The USA ensures the availability of basic food and agricultural products, safeguards access to medicines and medical devices, and enables telecommunications services to support the flow of information...

Immediate EU response: Safeguarding food security and reinforcing food system resilience

Possibility for Member States to derogate from certain greening obligations in 2022 to bring additional agricultural land into production (i.e. cultivation of fallow land under the ecological focus ar...

Insurance scheme for producers in poor and marginalized regions

The pilot project, scheduled to begin operating in the spring-summer 2022 cycle, proposes that in the event of indemnity payments, these will be paid directly to the producer by the insurer, without a...

Ottawa Group: Trade Facilitation Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19.

Temporary elimination of import licensing requirements on certain products (exemption from the license of the Subsecretariat of Foreign Trade Operations " SUEXT") used in the treatment of COVID-19

The Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers introduced a ban on the export of certain types of agricultural products.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has introduced a ban on the export of certain types of agricultural products. The decision was taken in order to ensure the country's food security and stabilise...

Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives (Amendment) Act, no. 8, 2022. of Saint Lucia

This law amends the Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives Law No. 13 of 2014. These amendments include updating key definitions to expand the scope of what is considered agricultural and fishery produc...

Suspension of soybean meal and soybean oil exports

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions shake the markets for fuels and agricultural commodities such as wheat and soybeans. In this context, the Argentine government temporarily suspended ...

Temporary ban on exports of raw cane sugar to the countries of the Euro-Asian Economic Union (EAEU)

The aim of the measure is to protect the internal food market. The measure is provided in the context of external restrictions. The ban on cereals applies to wheat and meslin (a mixture of wheat and r...