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Monday, October 26, 2020
US: China's imports of US agricultural goods at 71% of target of Phase 1 deal
The United States government said China has increased its purchases of US agricultural goods and executed 50 out of 57 technical commitments aimed at lowering barriers to US imports, based on the US-China Phase 1 trade deal signed earlier t ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
US researchers say climate change could make US south agricultural land useless
A research published in published in the Nature Communications journal showed climate change could make agricultural land largely useless in the US south by 2070, forcing US Midwest farmers to shift corn and soybean production due to lower ...
Monday, October 5, 2020
Argentinian agricultural body says government's grains tax cuts insufficient
Argentina's Liaison Commission of Agricultural Entities, which incorporates the four main farming bodies, said government measures to impose export tax cuts on grains failed to address local farmers' issues as the country faces an economic ...
Monday, October 5, 2020
US Agriculture Secretary: Uncertain if China will meet Phase 1 agricultural commitment
Sonny Perdue, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary said China may not meet its agricultural purchase pledge in the US - China Phase 1 agreement due to non-agricultural trade issues, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 5, 2020
ForFarmers: Subsidy for cyber security cooperative in Dutch agricultural sector
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has selected a cyber security cooperative in the agricultural sector -- of which ForFarmers is the founder -- for the Cyber resilience 2020 subsidy, ForFarmers announced last month.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
China directs Zhejiang province authorities to build energy and agricultural storage bases
According to a Chinese government document, Zhejiang province authorities have been told to begins plans for constructing energy and agriculture product stockpiling bases as part of a regional free trade zone (FTZ) push, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Nebraska, US, launches campaign to promote local agricultural companies internationally
Nebraska, the United States, is launching a new campaign to promote local agricultural companies to foreign countries, many of whom are the state's biggest customers, Pete Ricketts, governor of the state, announced on August 31.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Brazil sends agricultural attaches to Shenzhen over COVID-19 claims
Brazilian agricultural attaches based in Beijing, China are being sent to Shenzhen to investigate allegations over COVID-19 coronavirus traces found in frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Philippine agricultural output shrinks in second quarter
The Philippines' agricultural output likely shrunk in the second quarter, albeit at a slower pace, as the strict lockdown affected the farmers' jobs and hindered crop transport, economists said, BusinessWorld reported.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Cherkizovo helps lecturers at agricultural universities enhance knowledge
Cherkizovo Group recently launched a programme called "Education and Business: Training for Teachers" that is designed to help enhance learning experiences at agricultural universities and better prepare students looking to work a ...
Monday, July 20, 2020
OECD: Rising uncertainties from COVID-19 cloud medium-term agricultural prospects
The fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented uncertainties in global food supply chains, with potential bottlenecks in labour markets, input industries, agriculture production, food processing, transport and logis ...
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Argus buys Agritel to venture in agricultural commodities
Argus Media, a commodity pricing agency, has purchased French consultancy Agritel to expand into agricultural markets, the companies said on Monday, Reuters reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Brazil's national agricultural agency drops corn production estimate for 2019 / 2020
Brazil's Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab), the national agricultural agency has lowered its projections for corn production for the 2019 / 2020 season from 100.99 million tonnes to 100.56 million tonnes, S&P Global Platts rep ...
Saturday, July 4, 2020
EU called to ban agricultural imports made with banned pesticides
The EU's top farming official stated on Thursday that the union should cancel the importation of agricultural goods made using pesticides that are banned within the bloc, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Syngenta to launch new digital agricultural tools in Brazil
Based in Basel, Switzerland, Syngenta has chosen Brazil as the initial market for a new digital agriculture services platform for local grain growers to keep up with advancing technology, a company executive said to Reuters.

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