Agriculture & Production

Ghana sets its 2026 to 2027 cocoa producer price at GH¢42,400 per tonne as traceability and new financing rules reshape the sector.

Below average rainfall in key cocoa regions is affecting small pod development and creating new concerns about the duration and quality of the main crop.

A delayed wet season is forcing Indonesian farmers to reconsider planting schedules while drought related risks remain across rice, cocoa, sugarcane and palm oil.

ABARES raised its winter crop forecast after stronger southern rainfall, although national output is still expected to fall from last season.

Conab projects another record Brazilian grain crop in 2026 and 2027, driven by a larger planted area even as average yields ease slightly.

Industry estimates point to India's first rice production decline in a decade, although exceptionally large public stocks could cushion export availability.

FAO has launched a nationwide Sudan livestock vaccination campaign targeting 9.8 million animals and 1.2 million livestock owning households.

EU member states backed €73 million in agricultural reserve support for Italian poultry, egg and pig farmers affected by avian flu and African swine fever controls.