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Global Cereal Production Forecast Hits All-Time High in 2025, Driven by Strong Coarse Grain Outlook

Global Cereal Production Forecast Hits All-Time High in 2025, Driven by Strong Coarse Grain Outlook

FAO’s latest forecast pegs global cereal production in 2025 at a record 2,961 million...

FAO Food Price Index Steady in August as Meat and Oil Prices Offset Cereal, Dairy Declines

FAO Food Price Index Steady in August as Meat and Oil Prices Offset Cereal, Dairy Declines

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 130.1 points in August 2025, virtually...

India’s Agriculture Sector Faces Setback as the U.S. 50% Tariff Target High-Value Exports: GSTR

India’s Agriculture Sector Faces Setback as the U.S. 50% Tariff Target High-Value Exports: GSTR

The new tariffs will render Indian products uncompetitive, leading to order cancellations,...

Global Milk Glut Pressures Dairy Markets, Raising Fears of Price Instability

Global Milk Glut Pressures Dairy Markets, Raising Fears of Price Instability

Global dairy markets face renewed pressure as rising milk production in the EU,...

Trump Presses China to Quadruple US Soybean Imports, Price on CBoT Rises by 2%

Trump Presses China to Quadruple US Soybean Imports, Price on CBoT Rises by 2%

As a US-China tariff deadline nears, Donald Trump urged Beijing to quadruple soybean...

Africa-Sized Land Savings Possible if Food Systems Are Overhauled, Scientists Warn

Africa-Sized Land Savings Possible if Food Systems Are Overhauled, Scientists Warn

In a Nature paper, 21 researchers outlined a roadmap to restore half of all degraded...

China’s Soybean Imports Hit Record Pace as Vietnam’s Feed Demand Surges on Livestock and Aquaculture Growth

China’s Soybean Imports Hit Record Pace as Vietnam’s Feed Demand Surges on Livestock and Aquaculture Growth

China’s soybean imports hit record levels in June and July 2025, fueled by Brazil’s...

Agri Exports Grew 5.8 Percent in First Quarter, Trump Tariff may be a Hurdle for this Growth Momentum

Agri Exports Grew 5.8 Percent in First Quarter, Trump Tariff may be a Hurdle for this Growth Momentum

Positive news is coming on agricultural exports. India's agricultural exports have...

RUNFASTER4EU Project Launched to Drive Sustainable Oil Crop Cultivation on Marginal Lands

RUNFASTER4EU Project Launched to Drive Sustainable Oil Crop Cultivation on Marginal Lands

RUNFASTER4EU, a €19.9 million EU-funded project, has launched to promote large-scale...

FAO Food Price Index: July Sees Drop in Cereal, Dairy & Sugar Prices, But Vegetable Oils Surge

FAO Food Price Index: July Sees Drop in Cereal, Dairy & Sugar Prices, But Vegetable Oils Surge

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6% from June,...

India-US Trade Deal Falters as Modi Draws Red Line on Farmers

India-US Trade Deal Falters as Modi Draws Red Line on Farmers

At the heart of the trade friction are fundamental differences in economic priorities....

Trump Imposes Additional 25% Tariff on India Over Russian Oil Imports, Total Tariff Now 50%

Trump Imposes Additional 25% Tariff on India Over Russian Oil Imports, Total Tariff Now 50%

US President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order imposing an additional 25%...

From Fields to Fishing Nets, Rural India’s Global Link Is Fraying

From Fields to Fishing Nets, Rural India’s Global Link Is Fraying

The 25% country-specific tariff, recently imposed by Washington, could trigger a...

Who Benefits from the India-UK FTA? Long-standing Issue of Basmati Exports Remains Unresolved

Who Benefits from the India-UK FTA? Long-standing Issue of Basmati Exports Remains Unresolved

The UK continues to impose an import duty of £155 per tonne on white Basmati rice...

Malaysia’s Palm Oil Market Share in India Rises to 35% in H1 2025 Amid Strong Demand

Malaysia’s Palm Oil Market Share in India Rises to 35% in H1 2025 Amid Strong Demand

Supplying 2.5 million MT of palm oil to India annually, Malaysian Palm Oil Council...

India-UK Trade Deal:  Gains for Farmers, Food Processors, Fisherfolk

India-UK Trade Deal: Gains for Farmers, Food Processors, Fisherfolk

Indian farmers are set to gain preferential access to the UK's substantial $37.5...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

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