In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil’s 2025/26 soybean crop is expected to reach a new record of 171.89 million tons, representing a 1.4% annual increase compared to the previous season, according to a projection by consultancy Pátria AgroNegócios. The company slightly raised its projection compared to the previous assessment of 171.51 million tons, considering a […]
In the US, pv magazine reported that a research team from the United States’ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has experimentally examined how shading in agrivoltaic systems influences sorghum and soybean grain yields, focusing on source-sink dynamics, which are the processes by which plants produce and allocate assimilates like sugars during growth. “To our knowledge, no […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Malaysia is taking proactive measures to reclaim its portion of China’s palm oil market, following a precipitous drop of almost 39% in export volumes year-on-year in the first ten months of 2025. According to Malaysia’s Plantation and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, this dramatic decrease can be attributed […]
In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil’s soybean exports jumped 64% in November from a year ago to 4.2 million metric tons, with good local supply allowing elevated shipments before the world’s largest importer China shifts to United States’ beans. Brazil soy exports normally fall towards the end of the year as the country approaches the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
