News summary: Eventually reaping 11.268 tonnes per hectare of the Valhalla barley variety, a new barley farming partnership technology by PROCAM has managed to set a new yield record in Poland. Under the supervision of the Record Office, on July 12, 2023, as part of the PROCAM Yielding Champions League in Stróżew, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a new Polish Record in the...
Spanish Subscribers of about 63,000 anti-drought policies to receive the supplementary subsidy to agricultural insurance from this Thursday the 13th
News summary: In answer to a recent measure by the Government of Spain to award subscribing farmers to drought relief insurance, about tens of thousands of qualifying farmers will receive their subsidies from July 13. Subscribers of about 63,000 agricultural insurance policies against drought will begin to receive, from this Thursday, July 13 and during the coming days, the supplementary subsidy for the contracting...
Korea’s Farmers’ Newspaper and Nonghyup Economic Holdings hold “National Assembly Debate on Diversifying Livestock Manure Treatment and Use for Carbon Neutrality”
On July 12, Nonghyup Economic Holdings held a parliamentary debate at the National Assembly Museum to discuss various treatment methods for livestock manure in line with the carbon neutrality era and to respond to rapid market changes. Hosted by Nonghyup Economic Holdings, Farmers’ Newspaper, and the Korea Pork Association, the debate was co-hosted by lawmakers Lee Hae-gon and Kim Hyung-dong, and brought together stakeholders...
US wheat jumps after the attacks on the port of Odessa
The Russian attacks on the port of Odessa caused a rapid rise in US wheat prices on Tuesday. As the deadline for the agreement on the grain corridor in the Black Sea approaches, Russian drone attacks on the port of Odessa raise more than ever the question of its renewal after July 17. Wheat prices quickly went back into the green on Tuesday evening...
Li Jinxiang meets with Caliberta, chairman of the African Green Revolutionary Alliance
News summary: the chief veterinarian officer in China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs meets chairman of the African Green Revolutionary Alliance-the two exchange co-operation milestones in agriculture and give takes on the implementation of the Global Development Initiative. On July 11, Li Jinxiang, the chief veterinarian (official) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, met with Kaliberta, chairman...
India: Adequate stock of rice with government-and change in OMSS policy to control prices
The Government of India has sufficient stock of rice. It will therefore intervene in the market to control prices. For this, not once or twice: the government will intervene as many times as it is needed. Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said that sufficient food grains in India can be used in 140 states instead of a specific category of people. He said that this will...
Grain markets extremely nervous-market chaos due till end of grain deal
Grain prices have continued to fall in Europe. The reason is the pressure from the current harvest. However, the focus this week is on another topic: a possible bursting of the grain deal and its consequences for the markets. Therefore, there could be further sharp price jumps. In France and Germany, rainfall in recent days has repeatedly interrupted or slowed the harvest...
Prices for melons (125%) and watermelons (+78%) skyrocket, compared to a year ago. Warm weather helps demand
ROME -From BMTI’s elaborations of wholesale data collected at the Rome wholesale market, belonging to the ITALMERCATI Network, the anomalous weather pattern that involved our country until the first half of June, affected the demand, production and prices of two products that are typically summer vegetables and mainly consumed in this period: melon and watermelon. Specifically, the rains that poured from May...
Macro Israel: A dramatic week in the local market: will interest rates rise and where will inflation go?
News summary: On Monday, the Bank of Israel will decide whether to raise interest rates for the 11th time in a row • Later, the consumer price index for June will be published, and the expectation is for a further decrease in inflation. The interest rate of the Bank of Israel is going to be the main story this week. The monetary committee...
Netherlands: North Brabant asks for 252 million euros for nature restoration
Dutch provinces had to submit a first version of their plans to drastically reduce nitrogen emissions and restore vulnerable nature by July 1. The province of North Brabant was given a few days’ grace and submitted its plans on Thursday. The province, had previously presented a charcoal sketch of the plan. That has now been supplemented with a number of ‘no regret measures’ that the province believes are necessary anyway. Although there...