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Malaysia’s largest palm oil producer FGV Holdings recently said that Malaysia’s palm oil production in 2023 could be lower than expected if the El Nino weather pattern predicted by some weather agencies occurs in the second half of the year. Malaysian palm oil production is expected t...Read more »
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China shipped 3,986 tons of fresh vegetables, fruits and berries to Russia’s Primorsky Territory from February 27 to March 5, 2023, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision said in a release. The agency noted that last week, China shipped 386.6 tons of tomato...Read more »
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At least 150 banana growers in Davao del Norte province have abandoned bananas in favor of corn due to plantations infected with Panama disease, according to the Philippine News Agency. Banana wilt, commonly known as Panama disease, is a fatal fungal disease caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusari...Read more »
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Sri Lanka’s Ada Derana reported on February 28 that the Sri Lankan cabinet has agreed to amend the social security levy to exempt the purchase of paddy and the production and sale of rice from the tax. The government said the exemption from the tax is expected to maintain the maximum retail...Read more »
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a plan to provide up to $250 million in financial assistance to rice farmers. The new program will provide a one-time payment to rice farmers based on acreage planted and unplanted in 2022. on Dec. 29, 2022, President Biden signed H.R. 2617, t...Read more »
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World Agrochemical Network reports: According to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™, the agricultural inoculants market is expected to reach US$1.1 billion by 2022. The market size of this segment will reach USD 1.7 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 8.1%. The addition of agricultural inoculan...Read more »
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Statistics show that the size of the Serbian livestock industry has decreased by about 60 percent over the past 30 years, with an average annual decline of 2 percent leading to a large import demand from the country, Serbian newspaper Today reported on Feb. 15. Compared to the same period in 2021...Read more »
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A few days ago, a video on the subject of gardening during quarantine on YouTube in the United States gained a lot of attention. Searching for “gardening during quarantine” on the Internet, about 470,000 videos can be found, and the click and play rates are quite high. In Europe and t...Read more »
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On Feb. 15, Challenge.com reported that Morocco banned the export of tomatoes, onions and potatoes to West Africa. In an interview with Reuters, a senior official of the Association of African Markets, a Moroccan fruit and vegetable supplier, said Fodex, the Moroccan agricultural export agency, i...Read more »
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According to The Daily Telegraph, British residents are facing a shortage of tomatoes due to poor harvests in supplying countries. It should be noted that during the winter, the UK receives tomato supplies from Morocco, the Netherlands and Spain. After Britain’s exit from the European Union...Read more »
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released its February supply and demand estimates on Feb. 17, with a number of minor adjustments. The 2022/23 forecast for Canadian grain and oilseed production was unchanged at 89.489 million tonnes. But exports were lowered to 45.49 million tons from last...Read more »
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The clear direction of agricultural development in Hanoi, Vietnam is to follow the path of organic production, which is the inevitable trend of going for environmentally friendly and sustainable agriculture. At present, many organic agricultural production models in Hanoi have worked and their pr...Read more »
