LivestockThe 2026 Australian Beef Report finds nearly all long-term industry returns came from rising land values, and that the top 25% of producers win through more productive herds rather than lower prices or cost cutting.
CropsEarly aman covers 33,000 hectares in five Rangpur-region districts; yields are unchanged but fertiliser, diesel, pesticide and labour costs are up, and farmers are preparing land for early winter vegetables.
AgribusinessTeagasc's final National Farm Survey puts average Irish family farm income at EUR 54,606 in 2025, with dairy at EUR 154,988 and suckler farms at a record EUR 23,291, though costs stayed high.
CropsGrowing aman rice on a bigha in Jashore now costs Tk 18,000-21,000 against Tk 15,000-18,000 last year, while paddy sells at about Tk 1,050 a maund, farmers and extension officials told Prothom Alo.
AgribusinessTractors shut a road between Portugal and Spain over diesel prices as European Commission figures show farm output prices down 5.8% year on year in the second quarter while input costs rose 4.7%.
Hoping to recover last season's losses, Fulbari farmers in Dinajpur are planting early varieties such as Starik and Romana; leases, seed and fertiliser have pushed up costs.
With diesel up Tk 20 a litre and wages, fertiliser, seed and pesticide dearer, Rajbari farmers say production costs per bigha have nearly doubled in places, and they fear low prices at harvest.
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.
With diesel up Tk 20 to Tk 135 a litre, Naogaon farmers reckon irrigation, tillage, threshing and transport will cost Tk 1,500-2,500 more a bigha, and fear losses in the coming Boro season.
With little rain mid-season, upland transplanted Aman needs regular irrigation, but the diesel price rise has left many Jamalpur farmers unable to water as needed, and they fear lower yields.
AgribusinessA Farm Journal survey of 1,200 growers for the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association found nearly two-thirds still concerned about the farm economy despite the recent rise in grain prices.
AgribusinessPoultry and vegetable farmers describe lay-offs and smaller harvests, and the National African Farmers Union calls for a temporary cut in the fuel levy before another fuel price rise in October.
Early Aman is yielding 14-18 maunds a bigha in Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, but with paddy at Tk 500-600 a maund against costs of Tk 14,000-15,000 a bigha, farmers are losing up to Tk 5,000-6,000 a bigha.
