In Indonesia, Euroactiv reported that Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno recently announced a new push to develop palm oil standards through Global South cooperation organizations – specifically the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and others), CPAPC (the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). […]
In China, Reuters reported that China’s soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on between Washington and Beijing. The report noted that Chinese processors may buy up to 10 million metric tons […]
In Canada, MooseJaw Today reported that Canadian farmers are forecast to harvest more canola in 2025/26, according to Statistics Canada. StatCan estimated there’s about 19.94 million ton of canola to be harvested, 3.6% more than its revised 2024/25 figure of 19.24 million. Among the other major crops, corn for grain was forecast to edge higher […]
In Iowa, Successful Farming reported that Syngenta and M.S. technologies announced their next generation of soybean traits – featuring HPPD inhibitor tolerance. The report noted that the new trait will offer tolerance to a wide range of HPPD inhibitor chemistries such as mesotrione, isoxaflutole and bicyclopyrone in addition to existing Enlist E3 technology. This aims […]
In Nigeria, Daily Trust reported that the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) said the country needed to increase palm oil plantations. “Nigeria is the highest producer of palm oil in Africa and fifth in the world. It needs to increase its hectares to about 500,000 hectares to meet the local needs and also become […]
In Azerbaijan, News.az reported that Malaysia’s commodities ministry is pushing to exempt crude palm kernel oil and palm kernel olein oil from the country’s sales and services tax (SST). The SST was expanded in July to cover the palm oil and oleochemical sectors, currently imposing a 5% levy on these raw materials, according to the […]
In Argentina, Agrofy News reported that sorghum production in Argentina showed a strong rebound in the 2024/2025 season, as the harvest reached 2.9 million tons , representing a year-over-year increase of 16% According to the July report from the National Directorate of Agriculture, this volume was achieved thanks to a planted area of 1 million […]
In Indonesia, The Diplomat reported that The United States has agreed to exempt key Indonesian agro-industrial exports from the 19% tariff imposed by President Donald Trump earlier this month, according to a senior Indonesian minister. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, who is leading Indonesia’s trade negotiations with the Trump administration, said that exemptions […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgro Consult reported that Brazil will increase its soybean production to 176.5 million tons in the 2025/26 agricultural season. The expected increase will be about 3% compared to the 2024/2025 season. At the same time, the expansion of sown areas is projected at only 2% – which will be the lowest figure in […]
In Missouri, the American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize soybeans in U.S.-China trade talks, warning that retaliatory tariffs are shutting American farmers out of their largest export market going into the 2025 soybean harvest. In a letter sent to the White House, the group called for the removal of Chinese tariffs on […]
