AgribusinessWorld food prices rise as heat and trade disruption tighten supply
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August, up 1.9 percent on July, with sugar up 11.9 percent and wheat 15 percent above a year earlier.
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CropsZinc wheat goes from 64,000 to 3.1 million hectares in Pakistan
Pakistan's biofortified zinc wheat programme grew from 64,000 hectares in 2019 to more than 3.1 million in 2023, reaching 3.3 million farming households, after the province of Punjab paid for breeder seed and cleared the certification bottleneck.
CropsUS corn area falls 3% while soybean plantings rise 5%
American farmers planted 95.3 million acres of corn and 85.4 million acres of soybean in 2026, and corn stocks on 1 June stood 14% above a year earlier.
CropsUS field crop area set to shrink 2.4 percent by 2035
USDA's long-term projections show the eight major American row crops losing six million acres over the next decade as tight margins persist.
CropsUS growers plan less corn and more soybean in 2026
American farmers intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to the Prospective Plantings report.