Jamaica’s Prime Minister Wants Long-Term Supply Contracts for Farmers
Jamaica's prime minister wants government and business to give farmers long-term supply contracts so they can invest. What exists and...
September 29, 2026Section
Agri Business
Brazil’s Bahia Grows More Crops but Earns Less: Farm Output Up 5.7%
Bahia farm output grew 5.7% in Q2 2026 on record soy and cattle slaughter, yet a 13% price slide cut...
September 27, 2026
Mato Grosso Cotton Margins Narrow as Full Costs Outrun the Price
Mato Grosso cotton now sells for enough to cover cash costs but not full costs, IMEA figures show, as land...
September 24, 2026
Mato Grosso Farm Output Hit US$32 Billion in 2025, Statistics Agency Data Show
Mato Grosso farm output reached a record in 2025, worth about US$32.2 billion, IBGE data show, led by soybeans, maize...
September 24, 2026
Grain Funds Fall Even as China Steps Up American Soybean Buying
The soybean fund fell 1.04% to US$27.68, corn 0.66% to US$19.70 and wheat 1.45% to US$25.86. Chicago settled November soybeans...
September 19, 2026
Soybeans Hold Steady as China Buys Ahead of the Trump-Xi Meeting
The soybean fund was unchanged at US$27.97 while corn fell 0.70% and wheat 1.17%. Chinese buyers took about a million...
September 18, 2026
Kenya Livestock Project Gets US$55 Million More From IFAD
IFAD has approved an additional US$55 million, about Sh7.1 billion, to expand Kenya’s livestock commercialization project in the dryland counties.
September 16, 2026
Ethiopia Harvest May Fall 30% as Kiremt Rains Fail
FEWS NET says Ethiopia’s meher harvest could be up to 30% below average after the poorest kiremt rains on record,...
September 16, 2026
Ivorian Cocoa Cards Record 38,000 Farmer Sales
38,000 Ivorian cocoa producers sold using traceability cards between 1 and 13 September. The system became mandatory when the season...
September 16, 2026