Market ManagementTur, moong, soybean and sunflower will be bought at minimum support price under the Price Support Scheme in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana for kharif 2026-27.
Market ManagementCote d'Ivoire set its 2026/27 main-crop price at 1,200 CFA francs a kilo, about $2.07 and 57% below last season, while Ghana set about $3.65 a kilo.
LivestockArla and Muller have raised farmgate prices again while First Milk and Barbers hold, as autumn grass and calving lift British milk output and a European surplus weighs on markets.
An anonymous memo from staff at major UK food companies says retailers and manufacturers switch sources instead of investing in farms, leaving producers to absorb the cost of extreme weather and lower yields.
LivestockBrazilian beef now pays a 55% safeguard tariff plus the 12% standard duty in China until 1 January, raising Australian fears of more Brazilian beef in the US, while Argentina says it has won access to Japan.
VegetablesA weekly market update from Agricultural Market Trends finds tight supply lifting tomato and potato prices, while onions, still 264% dearer than a year ago, may soon ease.
CropsOld-crop US corn stocks reached 2.10 billion bushels on 1 September 2026, up 35% on a year earlier, while soybean stocks fell 3% and all wheat stocks 13%, and the 2026 wheat crop came in 23% smaller.
CropsThe wheat MSP for 2027-28 rises less than 1% to Rs 2,610 a quintal, while safflower, mustard and lentil get hikes of Rs 390 to Rs 675 to push diversification.
Market ManagementAll eight fertilizers in DTN's weekly survey of US retailers now cost more than a year ago, led by anhydrous ammonia at $977 a ton, while potash marketer Canpotex plans a C$500 million upgrade of its Vancouver terminal.
Market ManagementThe Irish co-op took in more than 100,000 tonnes of grain and beans and says quality was excellent even though dry weather cut some yields.
Market ManagementThe IGC sees a 90% chance of a very strong El Nino peaking in November, with world wheat and maize output each down 3%, though wheat futures kept falling on geopolitics and UK yields came in well below average.
LivestockAt the Red Meat Sector conference, Global AgriTrends analysts said US tariff cuts on imported beef will not help American ranchers, while New Zealand can rebuild supply fast.
Market ManagementAn updated Texas Tech University report on foreign sugar subsidies covers 29 countries producing more than 86 percent of the world's sugar and finds nearly all protect or subsidise their sugar sectors.
CropsThe Indian Rice Exporters Federation wants stronger pre-shipment testing as pesticide residues and other compliance failures trigger rejections abroad; India exported 20.19 million tonnes of rice worth $12.47 billion in 2024-25.
LivestockMike Johanns, agriculture secretary under George W. Bush, told a Kansas City outlook forum that importing extra beef to lower prices has cost ranchers $250 to $500 a head and would save consumers only a few cents a hamburger.
LivestockFeedlots have kept inventories steady by feeding cattle longer, pushing August slaughter weights to 1,438 pounds, but record-low placements and dearer feed mean that buffer is running out, Pro Farmer reports.
VegetablesIreland imported €1.97 billion of fruit and vegetables in 2025 against exports of €492.5 million, a deficit of about €1.47 billion that has revived warnings about food security and the shrinking horticulture sector.
CropsIrish co-op Tirlán set harvest prices of €220/t for green feed barley and €230/t for green feed wheat, up €30/t on last year, but took in 190,000 tonnes against almost 223,000 in the 2025 bumper harvest.
Market ManagementUnionised employees of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation ratified four-year agreements, giving grain shippers more certainty on a corridor that carried about 12.9 million tonnes of grain in 2025.
AgribusinessAverage US farm real estate loan rates fell to 6.97 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from a peak of 8.04 percent, but with the Fed raising rates and Treasuries above 5 percent they could climb about 44 basis points by year-end.
AgribusinessCopa-Cogeca says the European Parliament's vote to drop a fertiliser safeguard from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism leaves farmers exposed, and that a two-year fund recycling CBAM revenue is no answer.
Market ManagementThe European Commission says the EU's agri-food trade surplus reached €30.1 billion in January to July 2026, €2.9 billion more than a year earlier, as imports fell faster than exports.
Market ManagementNew US-China trade commitments announced on 27 September include lower Chinese tariffs on US corn, wheat, sorghum, meat and dairy, but soybeans keep an extra 10 percent duty and no start date has been set.
LivestockEuropean Commission auditors found Brazil's antimicrobial controls meet EU rules for poultry meat and honey, a step towards lifting a suspension in force since 3 September; beef exports are not expected to return before 2028.
EnvironmentThe International Transport Forum warns that record-low water on the Rhine, Danube, Loire and Po is crippling inland shipping, a route that carries grain and fertiliser and 92 percent of US farm exports by river.
CropsUSDA NASS put 1 September hop stocks at 105 million pounds, down from 116 million a year earlier and 136 million in 2024, with growers and dealers holding 86 million and brewers 19 million.
Market ManagementUSDA's Economic Research Service forecasts all food prices up 2.9 percent in 2026, grocery prices up 2.4 percent and restaurant prices up 3.5 percent, with beef, fresh vegetables and seafood rising faster and eggs falling sharply.
Market ManagementPakistan Bureau of Statistics data show insecticide imports rose to 6,931 tonnes worth $35.5 million in July-August 2026, while fertiliser import volumes fell even as their value rose.
CropsKissan Ittehad in Balochistan postponed a long march on Islamabad after the provincial government promised action on a higher wheat support price and relief; the national body wants Rs 5,000 per 40 kg.
In Fulbari, Dinajpur, early Aman yields 18-22 maunds a bigha, but at Tk 750-900 a maund farmers are not recovering their costs; paddy has fallen Tk 200-300 a maund in ten days.
Market ManagementAnswering a Dáil question on climate risks to supply chains, the agriculture minister said Ireland's self-sufficiency is far higher once the single market is counted, and set out support for horticulture and the produce trade deficit.
FisheriesOf 20 tonnes of fish bought in April as a gift for the Kuwaiti government, 10 tonnes of giant freshwater prawn and 5 tonnes of pomfret found no buyer in two auctions; TCB is taking bids in a third until 30 September.
One- and two-litre bottles of soybean oil are missing from Dhaka grocers and loose oil sells Tk 15 a litre above the set price; retailers and the Consumers Association of Bangladesh say supply is being held back to force a rise.
Market ManagementAn analysis on FarmingPortal warns that costs locked in during 2026, from diesel to imported fertiliser and finance, could meet a very strong El Niño and turn next year's crop into an expensive, lower-yielding one.
Market ManagementLove British Food wants retailers, caterers and public buyers to back British farmers during the fortnight from 26 September to 11 October, with Red Tractor joining as lead assurance partner.
CropsWashington State University researchers say most of this year's low falling number wheat showed no alpha-amylase activity, raising doubts about whether it should be penalised.
