AgribusinessSyngenta's new head of North American crop protection says every level of the supply chain is cutting stock to save working capital, leaving nobody able to cover a gap.
At the AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit, executives from India and China said the next decade of crop-input sourcing will turn on trust, supply chain resilience and artificial intelligence, where the Indian side conceded China leads.
LivestockAt a Beyond The Farmgate visit to Kepak's Merthyr Tydfil plant, processors, retailers and farmers said closer collaboration is needed, with British beef needing £6 to £6.50/kg against imports landing at about £4/kg.
AgribusinessThe fourth WhoMadeMyCotton study finds that brands lose track of cotton closest to the farmer, and argues that gins and lasting relationships with growers, not data alone, can close the gap.
EnvironmentLawyers say intentional breaches of the EU Deforestation Regulation, which covers cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, rubber, wood and cattle, can carry prison terms of up to five years under the Environmental Crime Directive.
AgribusinessThe Philippine Department of Agriculture has agreed 605 farm-to-market road projects worth PHP9.06bn in northern Luzon and is exploring a deal with DALI Everyday Grocery, which runs 1,403 stores, to buy directly from farmer cooperatives.
AgribusinessThe International Dairy Foods Association says audits driven by the EU's corporate due diligence directive could cost US dairy plants more than $29 million and wants USTR to seek exemptions.
Agri-TechE director Dr Belinda Clarke says supermarkets and supply chain firms investing in agtech, alongside strong UK public funding, give start-ups an alternative to venture capital in a hard market.
Market ManagementGeopolitics, tighter credit and logistics have pushed Brazilian fertiliser buyers to bring purchases forward and favour product already in the country; deliveries fell 5.4 per cent in the first half to 19.02 million tonnes, phosphates are the bottleneck as sulfur routed through the Strait of Hormuz
Ley 2585, enacted on 4 June 2026, links Colombia's livestock traceability to forest monitoring and land records; three of its articles were shaped by work from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
With phosphorus retailing above US$1,000 a ton and some retailers burned on spring nitrogen, CropLife hears GROWMARK, AgriPartners and Sunrise Cooperative urge early procurement, more storage and honest grower communication; nearly half of global urea exports pass the Strait of Hormuz, over 60% of U
Fresh-produce platform ProducePay has raised $140 million in equity and financing capacity and is moving outside investors into its grower-advance business so it can build a data and technology service on top, with CEO Patrick McCullough expecting profitability by the end of the year.
AgribusinessGrants of up to $200,000 per project will pay for refrigeration in the middle of the food assistance supply chain, letting emergency food networks handle meat, dairy and fresh produce.
