International

USDA Lifts US, Global Wheat Stock Estimates, Signals Bearish Outlook for Markets

USDA Lifts US, Global Wheat Stock Estimates, Signals Bearish Outlook for Markets

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its projections for US and global...

Australia Rolls Out Overhauled National Breeding Objective for Dairy Genetics

Australia Rolls Out Overhauled National Breeding Objective for Dairy Genetics

Australia updated its National Breeding Objective for dairy genetics introducing...

EU clears path for landmark Mercosur trade deal amid mounting farmer protests across Europe

EU clears path for landmark Mercosur trade deal amid mounting farmer protests across Europe

The European Union has provisionally approved the EU–Mercosur free trade agreement,...

FAO Food Price Index slips in December, but 2025 average remains above 2024

FAO Food Price Index slips in December, but 2025 average remains above 2024

The FAO Food Price Index eased in December 2025 due to falling dairy, meat and vegetable...

US Rice and Cotton Farmers to Receive Highest Payments Under $12 Billion Agricultural Aid Package

US Rice and Cotton Farmers to Receive Highest Payments Under $12 Billion Agricultural Aid Package

The US Department of Agriculture will disburse $12 billion in agricultural aid in...

Fertilizer Innovation Centre Proposed in Odisha, PPP platform to Drive Climate-Smart, Self-Reliant Fertilizer Sector

Fertilizer Innovation Centre Proposed in Odisha, PPP platform to Drive Climate-Smart, Self-Reliant Fertilizer Sector

The Fertilizer Innovation Centre–India (FIC-India) in Odisha is envisioned as a...

India and New Zealand Conclude Free Trade Agreement, Exclude Dairy Products

India and New Zealand Conclude Free Trade Agreement, Exclude Dairy Products

India and New Zealand have concluded talks on a Free Trade Agreement that will expand...

Agri-Food in 2026: Geopolitics and Stagflation Reshape Global Agriculture as Industry Braces for Prolonged Uncertainty

Agri-Food in 2026: Geopolitics and Stagflation Reshape Global Agriculture as Industry Braces for Prolonged Uncertainty

Global agriculture is entering a prolonged phase of uncertainty as geopolitical...

EU milk output likely to shrink further by 2026 as dairy sector shifts focus to cheese

EU milk output likely to shrink further by 2026 as dairy sector shifts focus to cheese

Milk production in the European Union is projected to decline further through 2026...

US farm groups urge tariff restraint while backing action on China trade violations

US farm groups urge tariff restraint while backing action on China trade violations

US farm groups told trade officials that fresh tariffs on China could repeat the...

Global Economists Warn India Against Dismantling MGNREGA, Call It a ‘Historic Error’

Global Economists Warn India Against Dismantling MGNREGA, Call It a ‘Historic Error’

A group of leading international economists and social scientists wrote an open...

EU Delays Mercosur Trade Deal Amid Fiery Farmer Protests in Brussels

EU Delays Mercosur Trade Deal Amid Fiery Farmer Protests in Brussels

Thousands of farmers stormed Brussels in a fiery protest against the EU–Mercosur...

Argentina and India Strengthen Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Technology Exchange

Argentina and India Strengthen Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Technology Exchange

India and Argentina deepen partnerships on oilseeds, pulses, mechanisation, and...

COCERAL Forecasts Lower EU Grain Harvest in 2026; Wheat Output Seen Declining, Corn Production Set to Recover

COCERAL Forecasts Lower EU Grain Harvest in 2026; Wheat Output Seen Declining, Corn Production Set to Recover

COCERAL’s first forecast for the 2026 season projects a decline in EU-27 plus UK...

CoBank Signals Commodity Prices May Have Bottomed Out

CoBank Signals Commodity Prices May Have Bottomed Out

CoBank’s outlook suggests agricultural commodity prices may have passed their cyclical...

US Unveils Major Farm Relief Package to Support Crop and Dairy Producers Amid Market Stress

US Unveils Major Farm Relief Package to Support Crop and Dairy Producers Amid Market Stress

The US government has announced a major farm relief initiative, including $12 billion...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

National

Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

National

More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

National