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  • Brazil raises crop production estimates again
    Post time: Nov-18-2022

    Brazil’s “Valores Económicos” newspaper (Nov. 9) reports that the Brazilian National Supply Company (Conab) has raised its crop yield forecast for Brazil once again. Average crop yields are expected to increase by 12 percent to 4,075 kilograms per hectare due to expected good we...Read more »

  • Restricted U.S. corn herbicide supply in 2023 expected to continue to increase end-use prices
    Post time: Nov-17-2022

    World AgriLife Chinese: Syngenta Crop Protection’s biennial media summit was held in New Orleans, USA, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. During the meeting, Vern Hawkins, president of Syngenta Crop Protection, discussed supply chain and other topics of concern to growers. He said that 2023 will be li...Read more »

  • Argentina’s agricultural sector introduces measures to incentivize soybean and corn planting
    Post time: Nov-16-2022

    The Argentine newspaper “La Nación” “La Horn” reported on October 24 that in response to the impact of the current nationwide drought, the Argentine agricultural sector recently developed and implemented fund assistance measures for small and medium-sized planters to incen...Read more »

  • EU rapeseed area to expand further in 2023/24
    Post time: Nov-15-2022

    French analyst Strategic Grains recently released its first-ever forecast for the 2023/24 oilseed crop, expecting the EU to expand rapeseed sowings next year as high prices encourage farmers to increase sowings and good weather conditions early in the growing season. Strategic Grains expects the ...Read more »

  • Record Turnover for Romanian Agribusiness in 2021
    Post time: Nov-14-2022

    According to a study by KeysFin, the turnover of Romanian agribusinesses will reach 58.1 billion lei in 2021, an increase of more than 30% year-on-year and the biggest increase in the last 10 years, RIA Novosti reported on October 31. The top three agricultural companies in terms of turnover are ...Read more »

  • Vietnam and Australia collaborate on research to breed new rice varieties
    Post time: Nov-11-2022

    Australia’s largest rice distributor SunRice Group plans to cooperate with Vietnamese and Australian researchers in research to breed new rice varieties to cope with the impact of climate change and boost rice production and exports from Vietnam’s Kau Long River Plain, the Vietnam New...Read more »

  • Koppert launches biopesticide Terranem in Brazil
    Post time: Nov-10-2022

    World Agrochemical Network Chinese: Koppert recently announced that its biopesticide Terranem, a biological insecticide based on Sphenophorus carpocapsae, will be launched in Brazil. According to the report, the product is mainly used for the control of sugarcane weevil (Sphenophorus levis). Marc...Read more »

  • Rice growing costs in the Philippines hit a 7-year high
    Post time: Nov-09-2022

    The average cost of growing rice in the Philippines rose to a 7-year high of P12 per kilogram in 2021 due to expensive fertilizers and rising per capita wages. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the average cost of production for rice cultivation rose by 4....Read more »

  • Vietnam focuses on 14 types of fruit trees, exports to exceed $5 billion
    Post time: Nov-08-2022

    Vietnam expects fruit exports to exceed US$5 billion in 2025 and reach about US$6.5 billion in 2023, according to Vietnamese media. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently approved the 2025-2030 Key Fruit Tree Program, in which Vietnam will focus on developin...Read more »

  • How to raise blueberry seedlings
    Post time: Nov-07-2022

    Blueberry fruit is rich in nutrients, with the prevention of brain nerve aging, strong heart, softening blood vessels, enhance the immune system of the human body and other functions, blueberry, a small berry, the fruit is blue, beautiful color, blue is 1 layer of white fruit powder wrapped, the...Read more »

  • Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to produce agricultural machinery in joint venture
    Post time: Nov-07-2022

    The Turkmen-Uzbekistani joint venture “Turkmen-Uzbekistani Agricultural Machinery and Vehicles” will cooperate in the production of 4-ton tractors in Dasaukuz Oblast, and will later assemble and produce more complex agricultural machinery, reports Turkmenistan’s Oriental Network...Read more »

  • Peruvian blueberry exports up 26% year-on-year, with significant growth in China
    Post time: Nov-04-2022

    According to blueberry industry website Blueberries Consulting, Peru’s fresh blueberry exports in week 41 were at 17,256 tons, a slight decrease of 1% from week 40, however a 26% year-over-year increase compared to week 41 of the previous season. The data show that shipments increased in al...Read more »