Category: Food & Agriculture

Cane variety with 14% sugar recovery rate can boost Maharashtra’s economy, ministry says

Cane variety with 14% sugar recovery rate can boost Maharashtra’s economy, ministry says

June 8, 2025 |

In India, Business Standard reported that Union minister Nitin Gadkari highlighted the economic potential of a new sugarcane variety with a 14% sugar recovery rate, stating that it could increase Maharashtra’s economic output. “Brazil has developed a sugarcane breed through biotechnology that offers a 14% sugar recovery. If we use a similar variety in Maharashtra, […]

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Gap in Ukraine grain exports from last year’s volume exceeded 9 million tons

Gap in Ukraine grain exports from last year’s volume exceeded 9 million tons

June 8, 2025 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that the volume of grain and pulses crops exports from Ukraine in the 2024/25 MY as of June 6 amounted to over 38.6 million tons, which is 9.1 million tons, or 19% less than in the same period last season, according to data from the State Customs Service, published by the […]

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AgRural increases forecasts for Brazil’s 2024/25 corn and soybean crops

AgRural increases forecasts for Brazil’s 2024/25 corn and soybean crops

June 8, 2025 |

In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazilian agribusiness consultancy AgRural raised its forecasts for Brazil’s 2024/25 corn and soybean crops, citing improved agricultural yields in several states. Brazil’s total corn production is set to hit 128.5 million metric tons this season, AgRural said, up from a previously estimated 124.8 million tons. Farmers in Brazil’s center-south region […]

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Argentine soybean yields higher than expected, grain exchange says 

Argentine soybean yields higher than expected, grain exchange says 

June 8, 2025 |

In Argentina, Reuters reported that Argentina’s 2024/25 soybean yields continue to be higher than expected, according to a report by the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BdeC). The report noted that harvesting efforts for the grain are still behind the five-year average. The Stock Exchange currently estimates that Argentina’s production of the oilseed at 50 million […]

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Kansas winter wheat crop benefiting from rain

Kansas winter wheat crop benefiting from rain

June 8, 2025 |

In Missouri, Brownfield reported that an extension agronomist with Kansas State University said that recent rainfall could help increase winter wheat yields. Tina Sullivan, who covers northeast Kansas, said that moisture in the last two weeks has improved crop conditions. “We were a little concerned when the USDA came out with that 40 to 50 […]

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Ohio soybean checkoff signs MoU with Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture

Ohio soybean checkoff signs MoU with Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture

June 8, 2025 |

In Ohio, Hometown Stations reported that the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) and soybean checkoff signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam.  The MoU promotes trade cooperation between the Ohio soybean industry and Vietnamese partners, including trade missions and promotional events, according to the report. Vietnam is the […]

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Australia, France lab founded to boost wheat yields

Australia, France lab founded to boost wheat yields

June 1, 2025 |

In Australia, Grain Central reported that a new collaborative laboratory will allow researchers to share expertise between Australia and France to boost wheat yields. The report noted that the International Associated Laboratory “Wheat Adaptation to changing environments” (WheatACE) involves researchers from The University of Queensland, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the […]

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Pakistan’s NA body concerned at data of increase in sugarcane yields

Pakistan’s NA body concerned at data of increase in sugarcane yields

June 1, 2025 |

In Pakistan, Business Recorder reported that Pakistan’s National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research raised serious concerns over the data of an increase in sugarcane yields from an average of 600 maunds to 700 maunds per acre over a five-year period. The standing committee expressed concerns about the data presented during the […]

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Area under rapeseed, camelina, and carinata crops in Entre Ríos is expanding this crop cycle

Area under rapeseed, camelina, and carinata crops in Entre Ríos is expanding this crop cycle

June 1, 2025 |

In Argentina, TN reported that the area devoted to rapeseed, camelina, and carinata crops in the 2024/25 crop cycle in Entre Rios province reached 17,300 hectares, according to data from the Entre Ríos Grain Exchange Information System (SIBER),  For the current agricultural cycle, the projection indicates that this area could expand to nearly 23,000 hectares, […]

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2024/25 wheat sowing gets off to a good start in Argentina, Buenos Aires Grain Exchange says

2024/25 wheat sowing gets off to a good start in Argentina, Buenos Aires Grain Exchange says

June 1, 2025 |

In Argentina, Reuters reported that sowing of the 2025/26 wheat crop has started well in Argentina, thanks to dry conditions in the west and north of the country, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BdeC). Argentina is a major global wheat exporter, and in recent weeks its farmers have begun planting the grain, with […]

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