AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSeafood Exports: Venezuela showcased more than 100 marine products at Spain’s CONXEMAR fair, securing export letters of intent for seafood including octopus, shrimp and lobster. Harvest Risks: England is on track for its worst cereals and oilseed harvest in records dating to 1984, after extreme summer heat and drought cut yields. Farm Innovation: USDA is investing $180 million in its national plant-germplasm system, supporting crop breeding for pests, disease and climate pressures. Canada is also backing year-round food production with a planned $750 million investment in greenhouses and other controlled growing systems. Farmers’ Costs: Spanish farm groups plan a tractor protest on October 28 over rising fuel and fertilizer costs, saying government aid falls short. Water & Equipment: Bulgaria is making irrigation a 2027 budget priority, with approved projects that could extend irrigation to 40,000 hectares; in Haiti, two power tillers were donated to help farmers prepare fields and boost production.
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