Market ManagementOctober futures averages beat the spring prices for both crops, the first time since 2022 for corn, so revenue protection policies will use the higher harvest prices; any indemnity now has to come from a yield loss.
CropsHaryana raised its State Advised Price for sugarcane by Rs 15 to Rs 430 a quintal for 2026-27 and promised Rs 450 for 2027-28, short of the Rs 500 farmer groups had sought.
VegetablesAbout 780,000 sacks of potatoes remain in nine cold stores in Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj; a sack that cost Tk 980 to grow and store sells for Tk 300, and the stores must be emptied by 30 November.
CropsFarmer leaders from 15 sugarcane districts and delegates of 81 mills met in Belagavi after weeks of highway blockades, with a state-wide shutdown threatened for 27 October if talks failed.
CropsPirojpur planted areca nut on 4,669 hectares, but yields are down in seven upazilas this year, partly because of salinity; raw nuts at Kawkhali market cost at least 30 percent more than last year.
CropsSirajganj aimed to grow cane on about 10,000 hectares across nine upazilas; after a good harvest crushing has begun and pure jaggery is selling at Tk 200 to 250 a kilo.
CropsUSDA's October estimates lifted US corn output by about 234 million bushels to just over 16 billion, raised ending stocks to 1.849 billion bushels and put the soybean yield at a record 53.1 bushels an acre.
CropsUSDA's Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programmes will pay about $13.8 billion in gross payments for the 2025 crop year, the most since they began under the 2014 Farm Bill, after higher reference prices took effect.
FruitsThe All India Kisan Sabha says Kashmir apple prices have fallen sharply at harvest and calls a protest day on 19 October, before lower duties on New Zealand apples take effect.
FruitsProcessors will pay at least 75 to 90 cents a pound for the 2026 crop, down from $1.05 to $1.30, with final prices unlikely before spring.
CropsGrowing, cold storage and transport cost Tk 23-24 a kilo, but potatoes fetch Tk 14-15; with cold stores to be emptied by 10 November, farmers and traders face mounting losses.
Wholesale tur is more than 30% dearer than a year ago and chana 11%, while soybean and groundnut have jumped 40% and 50%, industry data show, as moisture stress hits standing tur in Karnataka and Maharashtra and raises fears for the rabi crop; millers say prices are still only moderately above the m
USDA's 11 September report cut 2026-27 ending stocks to 1.57 billion bushels, an 18% fall, leaving about 35 days of supply; adviser Jon Scheve sees longer-term upside but tells farmers to sell any harvest corn they cannot store.
