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 […]
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 […]
In Brazil, Reuters reported that German conglomerate Bayer said it will sell a new soybean product called Intacta 5+ for farmers in Brazil. Bayer said commercial varieties with the new biotechnology are expected to be ready for the 2027/28 crop season, pending regulatory approvals and business decisions in Brazil and abroad. Intacta 5+ seeds are […]
In Ukraine, APK Inform reported that th gross grain harvest in the Russian Federation this year will reach 137.1 million tons, including 88.2 million tons of wheat. This consensus forecast was prepared by the Price Index Center (PIC) based on the latest quarterly survey of analysts. “The shortfall of grain in the south, which shaped […]
In Brazil, MercoPress reported that Brazil’s 2025/26 grains and oil seed harvest is forecast to reach 354.8 million tons, representing an 0.8% over the previous record harvest, according to the second survey by the country’s National Supply Company, CONAB. The report noted that the sown area is reported as 3.3% higher than the previous crop […]
In Malaysia, The Edge Malaysia reported that Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) production for 2025 is expected to exceed last year’s output, with projections indicating output could surpass 19.5 million tons, up from 19.3 million tons in 2024. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) chairman Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said that although the year has […]
In Nebraska, Nebraska TV reported that three professors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research microexons in sorghum, the fifth most globally produced cereal grain. Professor Chi Zhang explained that microexons, despite their small size, have been largely overlooked in research. “Even though […]
In Argentina, Reuters reported that soybean planting in Argentina for the 2025/26 crop advanced 12 percentage points in recent days, covering 24.6% of the 17.6 million hectares planned for cultivation, with some difficulties in flooded areas of Buenos Aires province, according to the latest update by the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BdeC). Argentina is the […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that a new study has found that clearing forests for farmland in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna is leading to climate change and declining soybean yields. According to Zero Carbon Analytics, the region lost 34 million tons of soybean production from 2013 to 2023, worth $9.4 billion, due to the impacts of deforestation. […]
In Korea, The Korea Times reported that POSCO International completed the full value chain of its palm oil business through the acquisition of an Indonesian plantation company and the completion of a palm oil refinery in the Southeast Asian nation. The trading and energy arm of POSCO Group said that its Singapore-based subsidiary acquired a […]
