Author: Timothy Wahome (Timothy Wahome)

News summary: The signing of a cooperation agreement between Brazil and Chile on the qualification of meat exporting establishments through the “pre-listing” system will harmonize animal protein qualifications between the two South American trading powers. Brasilia-The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) applauded the cooperation agreement signed yesterday (18 May) between Brazil and Chile, with the establishment of...

News summary: An agricultural trade show in central-northern France is also a showcase of robotic sowing and weeding prowess on tender beet. The Desherb’Avenir trade show was held on May 16 and 17 in the Gâtinais region, a short distance from Pithiviers (45) in north-central France. Organized by the ITB, this event is focused on alternative solutions...

Hannover- Sightings of the threatened deer beetle can be reported online and by post in Germany. So far, there is insufficient information about the distribution and stock of the highly endangered deer beetle in Lower Saxony. In order to change this, the Niedersächsische Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (NLWKN) asks the population for help: Attentive citizens...

The model of raising super-egg ducks helps the family of Mr. Vu Thanh Binh, from Huong Thuong commune earn billions of dong (Vietnamese Dollars or VND) per year, creating jobs for many local workers. Starting a business in the late afternoon When out and about Go Che village, Huong Thuong commune, Thai Nguyen city, in Thai Nguyen province, no one...

News in brief: Ukraine may be going through a period of wartime export moratorium across several EU nations, but it is poised to produce wheat on 285,000 hectares, the biggest in more than a decade, according to the government. The area under spring wheat has increased in Ukraine. According to the preliminary data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and...

Onions in Japan are in abundant supply and wholesale prices are 15% lower than normal. The supply-demand balance is stable compared to the previous year, when the supply was sharply higher due to a shortage of onions. Fruit and vegetable wholesalers are strengthening proposals to sell potatoes in sets with similarly priced potatoes in an effort...

News summary: In the foregoing first quarter of 2023, Venezuela’s exports of  non-mining and non-industrial exports including dairy and essential oil expanded substantially and this will be beneficial for neighboring Columbia. Recovering trade with Venezuela is one of the great news for Columbia’s agriculture, not only because exports are improving due to the ease of logistics and...

Poor fertility, excessive hoof growth, inbreeding and low milk yield-breeding for the genetic hornless also present challenges to the inherent advantages. These are the experiences of farmers. Troublesome dehorning and dangers from horned animals in the herd are eliminated when breeding for hornlessness. Also, at the market and at auctions, genetic hornless is a trend that is...

News in brief: The off-season corn crop in Brazil has shown signs of high yield. In a positive agricultural scenario, the harvest of off-season corn in Brazil has shown signs of high yield, according to recent data from the National Supply Company (Conab). In Mato Grosso, one of the largest grain producers in the country, the climate has...

The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) failed to obtain the qualified majority to approve the European Commission’s draft text that sought to apply to rice imported from third countries an increase from 0.01 to 0.09 mg/kg of the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for Tricyclazole, despite being a phytosanitary substance banned for use...