International

China Signals Tariff Cuts on US Farm Goods, Expands $17 Billion Annual Agriculture Import Deal

China Signals Tariff Cuts on US Farm Goods, Expands $17 Billion Annual Agriculture Import Deal

China has indicated it will reduce tariffs on selected US agricultural products...

Crude Oil and LPG Supply Crunch Deepens as Hormuz Disruption Cuts Global Energy Flows: IEA

Crude Oil and LPG Supply Crunch Deepens as Hormuz Disruption Cuts Global Energy Flows: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned of worsening global crude oil and...

ICRISAT and CIMMYT Launch New Initiative for Climate-Resilient Crops in India and Africa

ICRISAT and CIMMYT Launch New Initiative for Climate-Resilient Crops in India and Africa

ICRISAT and CIMMYT, backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, have launched a five-year...

West Asia Crisis Pushes India’s DAP Import Cost 30% Higher; Fertilizer Subsidy Burden Set to Rise

West Asia Crisis Pushes India’s DAP Import Cost 30% Higher; Fertilizer Subsidy Burden Set to Rise

India has secured 1.5 million tons of costly DAP imports for the kharif season as...

FAO Flags Food Safety Risks in Rising Use of Recycled Plastics for Food Packaging

FAO Flags Food Safety Risks in Rising Use of Recycled Plastics for Food Packaging

A new FAO report has warned that the growing use of recycled plastics in food packaging,...

Global Food Prices Rise for Third Straight Month as Energy Costs, Hormuz Crisis Disrupt Markets: FAO

Global Food Prices Rise for Third Straight Month as Energy Costs, Hormuz Crisis Disrupt Markets: FAO

Global food commodity prices rose for the third consecutive month in April, driven...

US Court Rejects 10% Global Import Tariffs Imposed By Trump, Blow Pushes US Back Toward WTO MFN Tariffs

US Court Rejects 10% Global Import Tariffs Imposed By Trump, Blow Pushes US Back Toward WTO MFN Tariffs

A U.S. trade court has invalidated President Trump’s 10% global import tariffs imposed...

Strait of Hormuz crisis: Fertilizer scarcity will affect next harvests and food supplies, FAO warns

Strait of Hormuz crisis: Fertilizer scarcity will affect next harvests and food supplies, FAO warns

FAO has warned that fertilizer shortages caused by disruptions in the Strait of...

Fearing Price Drops, US Farmers Shun Data Sharing with U.S. Department of Agriculture

Fearing Price Drops, US Farmers Shun Data Sharing with U.S. Department of Agriculture

American farmers are increasingly refusing to share data with the USDA due to mistrust,...

Amid Hormuz Stalemate Brent Crude Surges Past $111; Demand Destruction Fears Rise

Amid Hormuz Stalemate Brent Crude Surges Past $111; Demand Destruction Fears Rise

Global oil markets remain under pressure as Brent crude crossed $111 per barrel...

WMO Signals Likely Return of El Niño by May-July 2026, Warns of Widespread Heat and Shifting Rainfall Patterns

WMO Signals Likely Return of El Niño by May-July 2026, Warns of Widespread Heat and Shifting Rainfall Patterns

WMO forecasts a likely return of El Niño by May-July 2026, with rising Pacific temperatures...

Global Grain Production in 2026-27 Projected to Slip By 2% Due to Soaring Fertilizer Costs

Global Grain Production in 2026-27 Projected to Slip By 2% Due to Soaring Fertilizer Costs

The International Grains Council (IGC) and USDA report a record-breaking 2025-26...

Iran War Drives Surge in Palm Oil Exports, Raises Global Supply Concerns

Iran War Drives Surge in Palm Oil Exports, Raises Global Supply Concerns

The Iran war has triggered a surge in global demand for palm oil, pushing exports...

Amazon Partners With Bayer-Backed Good Rice Alliance to Purchase Carbon Credits From Indian Rice Farmers

Amazon Partners With Bayer-Backed Good Rice Alliance to Purchase Carbon Credits From Indian Rice Farmers

Amazon to offtake methane-reducing carbon credits generated by smallholder rice...

Global Dairy Surplus Pushes USDA to Allocate New Funds to Boost Exports

Global Dairy Surplus Pushes USDA to Allocate New Funds to Boost Exports

Rising milk production in countries like the UK and Russia has created a global...

Extreme Heat Hits Indian Farms Hard as Global Report Warns of Rising Risks to Food Systems

Extreme Heat Hits Indian Farms Hard as Global Report Warns of Rising Risks to Food Systems

India’s agriculture has already faced severe losses due to extreme heat, with wheat...

RBI Flags Strong Farm Credit Growth Amid Stable Inflation and Resilient Economic Expansion

The RBI’s May 2026 Bulletin highlighted strong economic growth, stable inflation and improving financial sector health, while stressing...

National

Wheat Procurement Nears 34.5 Million Tonne Target in RMS 2026-27; Punjab, Haryana Surpass Goals

Government wheat procurement for RMS 2026-27 has reached around 33 million tonnes, nearing the revised target of 34.497 million tonnes....

National

Nationwide Protest by Samyukt Kisan Morcha From May 27 Over Fertiliser Crisis, Diesel Price Hike and MSP Issues

The Morcha has called upon farmer and agricultural labour unions across the country to burn copies of MSP orders in every village...

National

IPL Biologicals Starts Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat Amid Push to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use

IPL Biologicals Ltd. has inaugurated a Rs 200 crore bio-products manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara to expand production...

Agribusiness

Record Pulse Import Bill Exposes India’s Farmland Paradox as 17 Lakh Hectares Lie Idle in Tamil Nadu

India imported a record 73.4 lakh tonnes of pulses worth USD 5.47 billion in 2024-25 even as Tamil Nadu had over 17 lakh hectares...

States

Decision on Sugarcane Control Order Will Be Taken After Farmers’ Consent, Assures Food Minister Prahlad Joshi

Union Food Minister Prahlad Joshi assured farmers and jaggery industry representatives that no decision on the proposed Sugarcane...

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