In Vietnam, Vietnam Plus reported that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is casting a shadow over Malaysia’s plantation sector, driving up costs and potential demand disruption. RHB Research analyst Hoe Lee Leng said the geopolitical tensions have created a “multi-faceted impact” on the industry. The analyst said shipping route closures near the conflict […]
In Malaysia, The Star reported that Malaysia’s palm oil production in February declined for the fourth consecutive month, down by 18.5% or 293,000 tons from January 2026. The decline to 1.28 million tons in February was mainly due to fewer harvesting days due to the shorter month and the Lunar New Year public holiday, according […]
In Ukraine, Odessa Journal reported that Ukraine exported 9.95 million tons of agricultural products worth a total of $4 billion during the first two months of the year. Compared to the same period in 2025, export volumes remained nearly unchanged, while foreign currency revenues grew by 9.3%, according to government data. The largest export commodities […]
In Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center said that a new five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental Research will fund a multi-institutional effort to improve how sorghum captures and manages energy through photosynthesis. The $5.7-million project is led by Dr. Ru Zhang, Associate Member and Principal […]
In China, Reuters reported that China’s soybean imports from the U.S. plunged in the first two months of 2026 from a year earlier as most shipments, following a late October trade truce, have yet to arrive. The world’s largest soybean importer brought in 1.49 million metric tons of the oilseed from the U.S. in January […]
In Arkansas, K8 News reported that the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board approved $4.38 million in funding for 96 research and promotion projects at its March 12–13 public meeting. The approved projects will support the growth and market development of Arkansas’s soybean industry. “The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board is entrusted with allocating checkoff funds and ensuring […]
In Brazil, Globo Rural reported that Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab) has revised its projection for Brazilian soybean exports upwards. According to the survey released by the agency, the country should ship 114.3 million tons of soybeans in 2025/26. The projected increase is 5.7% compared to the previous cycle, according to the report. In the […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgro Consult reported that Malaysia’s palm oil stocks fell 3.9% in February compared to the previous month, reaching a four-month low of 2.7 million tons, according to the official estimate of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). Meanwhile, crude palm oil production last month fell to 1.28 million tons, 18.6% lower than in […]
In Argentina, Reuters reported that the condition of Argentina’s 2025/26 soybean crop improved again in the last week thanks to new rains in important producing areas, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BdeC) said, estimating current crop production at 48.5 million tons. “Recent rainfall improved crop conditions, with 76.2% now in the Normal/Excellent category,” reporting a […]
In Brazil, Portal Marcos Santos reported that Brazilian farmers are expected to harvest 353.4 million tons of grains in the 2025/26 crop year, a result that maintains the expectation of a slight growth of 0.3% compared to the volume obtained in the 2024/25 cycle and which, if confirmed, establishes a new record in the historical […]
