A CFIB survey finds 18% of small exporters and 11% of importers hit by the Canada-US tariffs would no longer be viable after three months; 46% of exporters and 49% of importers say their products are directly affected, and a customs broker whose clients are 55% agricultural says the uncertainty is h
AgribusinessCounter-tariffs of 15 to 50 percent took effect at midnight on 8 September in response to US duties on about C$28bn of Canadian products; farmers on both sides of the border say the levies on machinery parts, steel and aluminium will raise their repair bills.
A giant hilsa weighing 2kg 560g caught in the Meghna river sold for Tk 15,000 at auction in Monpura, Bhola.
AgribusinessUSDA's latest forecast puts 2026 net farm income at $158.4bn, down from 2025, with cash receipts of $540.3bn, crop receipts up to $253bn, animal receipts down to $287.3bn, government payments up to $47.4bn and production expenses at $492.8bn, where livestock purchases overtake feed as the largest li
ILRI's Women in Business project trained 20 young women as village poultry vendors in Tanzania; seventeen of them have since delivered more than 21,600 dual-purpose Kuroiler chicks to over 4,200 farms.
The Global Energy and Fertilizer Crisis Response Framework, approved on 1 September 2026, adds USD 4.1 billion in Bank lending and up to USD 960 million from the African Development Fund, lifting the 2026 lending target to about USD 12.7 billion; valid for one year, it works through four pillars as
The commerce ministry has cut the approved aromatic rice export quota by half and imposed ten conditions to protect domestic supply and prices.
CropsWith fertiliser prices high and margins thin, a Burrus Seed agronomist and a University of Illinois soil scientist say soil tests within 10 to 20 per cent of the recommendation, grain testing for real removal rates and variable-rate spreading can cut phosphorus spending without giving up yield.
Farmers in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, are experimentally harvesting Khirsapat mangoes out of season from trees grafted with Katimon, and selling them at several times the seasonal price.
FERN and Offrange report from the world's largest salmon run, where Trident, Canfisco and Silver Bay now dominate after a decade of consolidation; base prices have barely moved since the 1980s, collapsing from US$1.15 a pound in 2022 to 50 cents in 2023, and small operators such as Kvichak Fish pay
Farmers in Sharsha, Jashore, have grown jute on 503 more hectares this year, but rising costs have left them worried about getting a fair price.
Colorado agrifintech SweetAg has raised $7.4 million led by Diagram Ventures, Builders VC and Cooperative Ventures to build core lending infrastructure that lets farmers document and renew loans online, with AI handling document checks and humans keeping the credit decisions.
The Farm Service Agency is turning its Application Fast Track pilot for low-risk borrowers into a permanent programme, simplifying collateral reviews on direct loans, giving Preferred Lenders more authority to verify eligibility on guaranteed loans, and moving guaranteed-loan applications online.
