Category: Food & Agriculture

US soybean producers welcome removal of tariffs on key fertilizers

US soybean producers welcome removal of tariffs on key fertilizers

December 7, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that the American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomed President Trump’s executive order removing diammonium phosphate (DAP), monoammonium phosphate (MAP), and potassium chloride (K) from the list of commodities subject to retaliatory tariffs. The American Soybean Association (ASA) said these fertilizers are critical to soybean production. “Input and production costs continue to significantly […]

New insect control tool now available for use in corn, cotton and cereals

New insect control tool now available for use in corn, cotton and cereals

December 7, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Missouri, AgWeb reported that a new insect control tool from Syngenta, Plinazolin, is now registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in a variety of broad-acre and specialty crops including corn, cotton, cereals, vegetables and tree fruit. Plinazolin is the trademark name for the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance […]

Bessent says China is reaching ‘correct cadence’ to complete promised US soybean purchases

Bessent says China is reaching ‘correct cadence’ to complete promised US soybean purchases

December 7, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the New York Times Dealbook summit that China was on track to complete its commitments under a U.S.-China trade agreement. The official said the deal includes the purchase of 12 million metric tons of soybeans, which he said would be finished by the end […]

China bans imports of Brazilian soybeans.

China bans imports of Brazilian soybeans.

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Brazil, Agrolink reported that China blocked the import of 69,000 tons of soybeans from Brazil after finding wheat treated with pesticides in the ship transporting the soybean shipment to the Asian country. In addition to the immediate blocking of the shipment, purchases of soybeans from five Brazilian units of large trading companies operating in […]

USDA raises Argentina’s soybean export estimate

USDA raises Argentina’s soybean export estimate

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Argentina, Bichos de Campo reported that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) drastically raised Argentina’s soybean export estimate for the 2024/25 season to 13.3 million tons, a figure even higher than that forecast by Argentina’s own Secretariat of Agriculture, which projects a figure of 12.2 million. “This increase is due to the aggressive […]

Global sustainable palm oil market to reach value of $1.52 billion by 2031, report finds

Global sustainable palm oil market to reach value of $1.52 billion by 2031, report finds

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In India, InsightAce Analytic reported that the global sustainable palm oil market is valued at $1.05 billion in 2023, and it is expected to reach $1.52 billion by 2031, with a CAGR of 4.9% during the forecast period of 2024-2031. “The sustainable palm oil market is driven by several key factors, including consumer awareness, corporate […]

Indonesia Palm Oil Association strengthens US and European partnerships to boost sustainable practices

Indonesia Palm Oil Association strengthens US and European partnerships to boost sustainable practices

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In the Netherlands, Food Ingredients reported that the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with partner organizations across the US and Europe as part of its ongoing campaign for Indonesian palm oil. GAPKI represents Indonesia’s palm oil producers, who account for approximately 60% of global palm oil production. The […]

Three vessels bound for US Gulf Coast terminals to load soybeans, sorghum for China

Three vessels bound for US Gulf Coast terminals to load soybeans, sorghum for China

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Illinois, Reuters reported that two cargo vessels were headed for grain port terminals near New Orleans to load with the first U.S. soybean shipments to China since May. A third vessel was en route to a Texas Gulf Coast grain terminal to be loaded with China-bound U.S. sorghum in the coming days in what […]

South Africa corn crop rises to second largest on record on rain

South Africa corn crop rises to second largest on record on rain

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In South Africa, Bloomberg reported that South African farmers probably produced the second-biggest corn crop on record in 2025 as the country experienced good rains earlier in the year. The report noted that commercial growers likely harvested 16.4 million tons of white and yellow corn, the Crop Estimates Committee said. This figure is 0.7% more […]

US agricultural associations welcome new USDA export initiative

US agricultural associations welcome new USDA export initiative

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FAS) has announced a new funding program aimed at expanding international market opportunities for American agricultural products. The initiative — the America First Trade Promotion Program (AFTPP), with a budget of $285 million — has already received broad support […]

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