Category: Food & Agriculture

Statistics Canada expects more Canola plantation

Statistics Canada expects more Canola plantation

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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Syngenta to launch HPPD-tolerant soybeans for resistant weed control by 2029

Syngenta to launch HPPD-tolerant soybeans for resistant weed control by 2029

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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POFON says Nigeria needs to increase palm oil plantations

POFON says Nigeria needs to increase palm oil plantations

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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Malaysia seeks tax exemption for palm oil raw materials

Malaysia seeks tax exemption for palm oil raw materials

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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Argentina sorghum production in 2024/2025 grew by 16% to 2.9 million tons.

Argentina sorghum production in 2024/2025 grew by 16% to 2.9 million tons.

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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Indonesia secures US tariff exemptions for products including palm oil, minister says

Indonesia secures US tariff exemptions for products including palm oil, minister says

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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Brazil slows pace of intensive expansion of soybean acreage

Brazil slows pace of intensive expansion of soybean acreage

August 31, 2025 |

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 […]

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ASA urges Trump to prioritize China trade as farmers face crisis

ASA urges Trump to prioritize China trade as farmers face crisis

August 23, 2025 |

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 […]

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Australia’s canola exports decline amid stock depletion

Australia’s canola exports decline amid stock depletion

August 23, 2025 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Australia exported 102,064 tons of canola in June 2025, a sharp drop from 659,182 tons shipped in May, reflecting the depletion of current-crop stocks, with monthly exports unlikely to exceed 150,000 tons until new-crop supplies become available in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, For the first nine […]

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Argentina’s corn plantation to reach 7.8 million hectares

Argentina’s corn plantation to reach 7.8 million hectares

August 23, 2025 |

In Argentina, Ruralnet reported the area under cultivation for grain production in Argentina is projected to reach 7.8 million hectares, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.6%  The increase is explained by good moisture availability in soil profiles, lower costs for several inputs, and greater awareness of pest management strategies.  At the regional level, the agricultural […]

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