Soybean Prices End the Week Lower Across Brazil
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, Correspondent, São Paulo, Brasil — Soybean prices ended the week lower across most of Brazil, adding pressure on farmers as the...
Brazil’s Fertilizer Dependence Remains a Strategic Challenge
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, Correspondent, São Paulo, Brasil — Brazil’s ambition to become more self-sufficient in fertilizers remains constrained by a structural gap between the...
China Recalibrates Food Security Strategy
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — Beijing is reshaping its agricultural priorities this year, moving beyond simple crop volume targets to construct a...
Italy’s Farm Technology Push Gains Ground in Algeria
Arabfields, Giulia Alliata, Economic Correspondent, Italia — Fifteen Italian companies are preparing to visit Algeria later this month as the North African country accelerates...
Decoding China’s Agriculture Agenda
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China's agricultural strategy is entering a decisive phase as Beijing combines food security, technological modernization and rural...
Benin Steps Up Soybean Processing Drive
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Benin is accelerating its push to process more of its agricultural output at...
AfDB Unveils $5.1 Billion Response to Africa’s Energy and Fertilizer Shock
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — The African Development Bank has launched a response framework worth up to $5.1...
SIPEF Acquires Tiabam and Strengthens Its Presence in Ivory Coast
Arabfields, Nadia Fatima Zahra, Arabfields, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — Belgian agribusiness group SIPEF is expanding its banana operations in Côte d’Ivoire through the planned...
Ghana Steps Up Investment in Poultry Industry
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Ghana has secured financial commitments worth more than 1 billion Ghanaian cedis, about...
Togo’s Coffee and Cocoa Output Rises as Exports Fall
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Togo’s coffee and cocoa sector is facing a mixed season, with production rising...
Banana Export Market Faces Volatile Prices Amid Shipping Disruptions
Arabfields, Sophia Daly, Financial Analyst specialized in Agriculture and Futures Markets — The global banana export market is facing renewed volatility in 2026 as...
Robusta Coffee Faces Climate Reality
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — A long-held belief that robusta coffee could provide a safer future for the...
Madagascar Rice Imports Alarm Farmers
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Madagascar's rice industry is growing increasingly concerned about the sharp rise in imports,...
Guinea Steps Up Rice Drive With China and Brazil
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Guinea is strengthening agricultural cooperation with China and Brazil as it seeks to...
Mango Recall Raises Fresh Food Safety Concerns
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, North, South and Central America Correspondent — A recall of hundreds of boxes of mangoes sold in parts of the northeastern...
California Almond Acreage Declines After Three Decades of Growth
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, North, South and Central America Correspondent — California's almond industry is entering a new phase in 2026 as bearing acreage is...
Safras Creditors Face Another Crucial Vote
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, North, South and Central America Correspondent — Creditors of Brazilian agribusiness group Safras are set to meet again next week after...
Tyson Cuts Outlook as Beef Crunch Squeezes Margins
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, North, South and Central America Correspondent — Tyson Foods has cut its financial outlook again as a prolonged shortage of cattle...
South Korea and China Restart Agricultural Talks
Arabfields, Cherifa Brahmi, Correspondent, Seoul, South Korea — South Korea and China are set to revive a bilateral agricultural dialogue that has been dormant...
Soybean Prices Ease but Remain Elevated
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, North, South and Central America Correspondent — Soybean prices have slipped in Brazil but remain at some of their strongest levels...
Coffee and Cocoa Slide as Supply Outlook Improves
Arabfields, Sophia Daly, Financial Analyst specialized in Agriculture and Futures Markets — Coffee and cocoa prices opened lower in New York as expectations of...
