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Global biodiversity hotspots
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Global terrestrial carbon
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
Change of land use
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
Ecosystem conversion
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
Conversion of grasslands and wetlands
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).

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Easing of conditions for the import of corn from Argentina and Brazil into Spain.

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published a resolution temporarily relaxing the specific requirements for corn imports from Argentina and Brazil.

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...

Mexico evaluates strategies to keep productivity in the agricultural sector growing. Basic grains subsector/n

Coverage of the fertilizer program with free delivery of fertilizer in nine states, in support of small-scale corn, bean, rice and wheat producers, to reduce the impact of inflation.

EU: Energy sector sanctions that will prohibit the sale, supply, transfer or export to Russia of specific goods and tech...

Second EU package of measures.

Mexico - Federal Law for the Promotion and Protection of Native Maize

The purpose of this Law is to declare the activities of production, commercialization and consumption of Native Maize and in Constant diversification, as a cultural manifestation in accordance with Ar...

The USA bans imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal

Last year, the U.S. imported nearly 700,000 barrels per day of crude oil and refined petroleum products from Russia and this step will deprive Russia of billions of dollars in revenues from U.S. drive...

G7: Declaration of support for Ukraine through the prohibition of Russian oil imports by G7 member countries.

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the United States declared to phase out and ban the import of Russian oil, with the aim of attacking the main arte...

Algeria bans export of foodstuffs, including sugar, wheat and wheat products

The export restriction includes products made from imported raw materials such as sugar, pasta, vegetable oil, semolina and all wheat derivatives. It also "completely" bans the import of frozen meat p...

Ban on Russian exports of wheat, corn and other grains to Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

The Minister of the Russian Federation by Decree 362 establishes a temporary ban on exports of wheat, meslin (a mixture of wheat and rye), rye, barley and corn to the countries of the Eurasian Economi...

SEGALMEX will purchase 521 thousand metric tons of corn to comply with PACIC/n

The main objective of creating this reserve is to guarantee supply to the most vulnerable populations through the network of more than 20,000 Diconsa stores and, secondly, to provide up to 150,000 ton...

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...

Bolivia injects Bs 842.8 million to expand production and diversify food industrialization: dairy, almonds, potatoes and...

The national government approved Supreme Decree 4722, which allocates more than Bs 842.8 million from the National General Treasury (TGN) to Empresa Boliviana de Alimentos y Derivados (EBA) and Empres...