LivestockUS pork exports fell 6% in August as Mexico bought less
US pork exports were 222,243 tonnes in August, worth $606.3 million, as Mexico produced more of its own; Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean are on track for record years.
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Cloncurry beef forum told tight US supply will lift Australian cattle prices for years
MLA's Michael Crowley and analyst Simon Quilty told about 200 producers in north-west Queensland that strong overseas demand and shrinking herds should support Australian beef returns for two to three years.
AgribusinessFrom fuel to export: jute sticks turned into charcoal open a new market
Government sources estimate that turning half of the roughly 3 million tonnes of jute sticks produced each year into charcoal would yield 250,000 tonnes and large export earnings; producers in the industry, begun in 2012, want a dedicated policy.
LivestockPoultry must move beyond output to fair prices, quality and exports, experts say
At a World's Poultry Science Association Bangladesh seminar, speakers said breeder farms lost about Tk 1,706 crore in 20 months while profits shifted to middlemen.
AgribusinessNot raw jute but packaging and blended fibre: minister sets value-addition goal
Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said raw jute worth about $1,200 a tonne could fetch $2,400 to $2,500 as packaging and $4,000 to $5,000 as blended fibre, as a permanent JDPC showroom opened in Dhaka.
LivestockEU sheepmeat supplies tighten as output falls and exports climb, AHDB says
Lower production in Spain, Greece and Ireland outweighed small gains in France and Italy, while EU exports rose 17 percent with Algeria the main buyer and imports from New Zealand held steady.
Market ManagementEU agri-food trade surplus rises by €2.9bn on wheat and spirits exports
The 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.
VegetablesIrish mushroom output holds steady as growers consolidate
Ireland has fewer, larger mushroom farms but production has stayed level for five years, the agriculture department told the Dáil, with 80-85% of the crop exported to the UK.
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Joypurhat firm turns discarded duck feathers into down for export
Sharabangla Down Products in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, collects about 22 tonnes of duck feathers a month from across Bangladesh and ships processed down and feather to China, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Market ManagementBigger US soybean crop lifts export and price forecasts for 2026/27
The latest outlook puts the US soybean yield at 52.8 bushels an acre and production near 4.5 billion bushels, with exports of 1.69 billion bushels and a $12.00 season-average price.
LivestockEconomist Saul Eslake warns Australian beef not to bank on China
At the BeefEx feedlot conference, Saul Eslake said China's shrinking population and slowing economy mean exporters should look to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Mexico and Africa.
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CoBank economist names five forces reshaping the US farm economy
Tight margins, high land values, GLP-1-driven protein demand, shrinking export populations and new biofuel markets are reshaping US agriculture, CoBank's Jacqui Fatka told a Women in Agribusiness summit.
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Rooibos industry seeks a standard protocol as residue testing costs mount
At the Rooibos Tea Producers Association AGM, panellists said sampling, drift and handling, not laboratories, drive residue detections that delay shipments and threaten premium export markets.