LivestockWith maize, de-oiled rice bran and soybean meal up 20-27%, poultry and livestock feed rose from about Tk 68 to as much as Tk 72.50 a kilo; a 50kg bag now costs up to Tk 3,675 and small farms are cutting flocks.
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.
CropsThe African Plant Nutrition Institute has finished a round of post-harvest dialogues in five Kenyan counties, where more than 200 farmers running their own crop nutrition experiments reviewed the results with scientists, banks, input firms and officials.
CropsA Maryland farmer found less tar spot where fungicide went on with a high-clearance sprayer than by drone, while rain cost a Minnesota grower $25,000 in edible bean quality in one field.
AgribusinessA bipartisan House letter asks the EPA and Energy Department for a supplemental Renewable Fuel Standard rule by 15 October, warning that delay could weaken demand for corn and soybean oil.
LivestockUSDA's Beijing office says Chinese feed mills are swapping corn for wheat, barley and sorghum as hog losses push buyers toward cheaper rations.
CropsCoBank says higher corn and soybean prices are not enough to cover diesel nearly 80% above last year and a record $40 billion US fertiliser bill for 2026.
CropsUp to six times normal September rain across parts of Iowa has encouraged ear rot in corn and seed problems such as purple seed stain in soybeans, and Iowa State's grain quality specialist urges farmers to harvest affected fields first and dry grain quickly.
AgribusinessThe Farms and Fuels Alliance has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to finalise a minimum 1.4-times credit multiplier for Canadian-made ethanol under the Clean Fuel Regulations, saying US imports backed by the 45Z credit are taking market share.
CropsProFarm's newly EPA-registered Neovo, made from fermentation compounds of the bacterium Burkholderia rinojensis, controls corn rootworm, wireworm and grubs and suppresses nematodes, and will be sold in the Midwest for 2027.
CropsSupplies are strong, says the Propane Education & Research Council, but delivery is the pinch point if drying demand peaks across the US at once, so farmers are urged to plan ahead.
AgribusinessThe Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell from 135 to 123, and only 48% of farmers said the country was heading in the right direction, the lowest since the question was first asked in July 2025.
AgrotechA first-of-its-kind workshop in Hyderabad took 33 breeders from ICAR institutes, state universities, CIMMYT and BISA through data collection, drone phenotyping, data management and AI-assisted analysis.
