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USDA cut Indonesia’s 2026/27 palm-oil forecast to 45 million tonnes after dry weather. Global output is set to fall and stocks are projected at their lowest since 2017/18.
Australia’s 2026–27 chickpea crop is forecast to fall 52% as drought cuts northern plantings, while southern lentil output heads for a record 2.3 million tonnes.
A new FAO policy brief published during World Forest Week in October 2026 argues that organizations representing small-scale farmers, forest users and agroforestry producers can deliver practical benefits at relatively low co