Turkey took its boldest steps yet to try to ward off a financial crisis by making it harder for traders …
Thai rice offered at lowest price in Iraq buying tender
The lowest offer in the international tender from Iraq’s state grains buyer to purchase at least 30,000 tonnes of rice …
Syngenta Launches Five New Winter Wheat Varieties
For 2018 winter wheat planting, AgriPro (a Syngenta brand) will launch five new varieties. According to the company, AgriPro has …
Philippine domestic sugar prices fall for first time in over 14 months due to imports
The composite raw sugar ex-mill price in the Philippines dropped for the first time in over 14 months in half-monthly …
Brazil’s farmers dump sugar for soy as U.S.-China trade war boosts demand
Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields. He looked at global trends, …
Thailand likely to export 11m tons rice this year
Bangkok: Thailand is expected to export an estimated 11 million tons of rice throughout this year, said a senior government …
Iran’s saffron exports surge 25pc
Iran’s saffron exports registered a 25.1-percent growth in value during March 21 to July 22, the first four months of …
Agritechnology firms in partnership to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity
Technology company, SunCulture, which specialises in provision of solar water-pumps and irrigation solutions for small holder farmers, has closed an …
Chinese Agriculture Startup Raises $58M for Blockchain Food Quality Control Platform
Chinese agricultural startup Wangjiahuan has closed a $58 million (RMB400 million) Series A round of funding led by Global Logistic …
UK farmers allowed to take more water from rivers as heatwave continues
Farmers will be allowed to take up more groundwater to irrigate parched crops during the ongoing heatwave, after a “drought …
Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring
Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output …