The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Ocde), together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published their annual assessment, with the prospects for the next decade of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets, which projects agricultural and fisheries production in the region to expand by 12% by 2032. Although multilateral organizations clarified that this growth is...
A large shipment of wheat sails into Kazakhstan from the Omsk region again
News summary: In general, the export of agricultural products by waterways from the Omsk region of Russia to Kazakhstan since the beginning of the year has reached almost 160 million U.S. dollars. Why Russian wheat is delivered to Kazakhstan by water is explained by the Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor in the Omsk region: “More than 2,800 tons of food wheat have been shipped by water to the Republic of Kazakhstan from...
Turkey: ‘100,000 baskets support’ from one Metropolitan to producers
Continuing its support for agricultural and rural development in Turkey, Manisa Metropolitan Municipality will continue to stand by the agricultural producers with the ‘100,000 Basket Support to Vegetable Producers’ project. A hundred thousand baskets will be distributed with a 100 percent grant within the scope of the project. Manisa Metropolitan Municipality, which provides important support for agricultural and rural development under the leadership of Manisa Metropolitan Mayor Cengiz...
Spain’s efficient irrigation systems reach 79% of the total irrigated area, with olive groves being the crop with the most irrigation extent
Efficient irrigation systems in Spain have grown by 19% in the last 10 years, accounting for 79% of the total area. Of these, localized irrigation set ups, the most used had an outreach of 2,102,528 hectares in 2022 or 55.8% of the total irrigated area. The agricultural area with irrigation systems decreased by 2.75% (3,771,107 hectares at the end of 2022) compared to 2021. This...
Promoting the use of 30 million tons of rice straw in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Can Tho City: Currently, the Mekong Delta produces about 30 million tons of rice straw every year. However, it is estimated that only about 30% of the amount of straw is collected and used. Recently, the Can Tho Plantation and Plant Protection Department in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) held a meeting of actors in the value...
Argentina: El Niño shows a weak impact in the July-September quarter and rains for wheat are delayed
News summary: In Argentina, El Niño shows weak impact in the July-September quarter and wheat rains are delayed. West of the core zone maintains the trend, while southern Buenos Aires will see an improvement. El Niño has arrived, but the soil is still unable to capitalize on this scenario. The rains do not start and much of the core zone will receive normal or below-normal in the coming months. The...
During Proliferation and Release, 300,000 fish fry “jump” into China’s Fuchun River!
“3, 2, 1…” With an order, 300,000 triangular bream fry rushed into the “hug” of the Fuchun River. On June 30, at the Nanmen wharf in Fuyang City, the proliferation and release activity with the theme of “promoting the proliferation and release of aquatic organisms and promoting the green and healthy development of fisheries” was under way. A pot of live and messy fish...
Poland research: Increase milk productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
News brief: Research in a province in Poland reveals the secret to better milk production through specially-produced corn silage. Research by John Deere and the University of Life Sciences shows that the use of corn silage prepared with long-cutting technology increases milk yields of cows and reduces methane emissions into the atmosphere. Every farm owner realizes the importance of machinery efficiency and technological advances....
Soybean opens the week with more than 3% high in Chicago, still reflects smaller area and on the Eve of 4th of July holiday
The soybean market on the Chicago Stock Exchange continues the strong highs recorded in the previous session and has risen more than 3% on Monday morning (3). The quotes, around 7:50 a.m. (Brasília time), recorded gains of 43 to 59.25 points on the most traded contracts, taking August to US$ 14.98 and November to US$ 13.86 per bushel. The futures of the oilseed still continue...
Argentina wheat: lack of rain puts in check the planting of 10% of the wheat belt in the ‘core area’
Buenos Aires: The sowing of wheat in Argentina is in check due to the scarcity of water. 10% of the surface of the core area in the country may not be planted. The Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR) reported that there are 100,000 hectares that could not be implemented due to the lack of rain. The drawback is in the west of the region. “The days go by and the...