Agriculture

• Thursday, April 9th 2026 - 01:13 UTC

  Latin America faces fertilizer vulnerability; IICA and TFI agree joint plan amid Hormuz crisis

  

  The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the U.S.-based Fertilizer Institute (TFI) announced a partnership to secure fertilizer supply across the Americas, amid logistical disruptions and price volatility worsened by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war between the United States, Israel and Iran.

• Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 11:30 UTC

  Mercosur, climate and immigration: the hoaxes targeting rural Europe

  

  The European Commission and fact-checking experts have identified a growing wave of disinformation targeting rural areas and the agri-food sector across the continent, with campaigns exploiting the controversy surrounding the EU-Mercosur trade deal, climate skepticism and anti-immigration sentiment.

• Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 23:04 UTC

  Falklands celebrate success of Shearers and Wool-handlers Team at world Golden Shears competition in New Zealand

  

  Congratulations have been pouring on the Falkland Islands Team at the recent 2026 World Shearing and Wool-handling Championships, Golden Shears, at Masterton, New Zealand, following the outstanding results obtained at the competition by Adam, Evan, Talia, Pilar and Richard.

• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 03:15 UTC

  Dynamic market for RWS certified Merino wool in Uruguay

  

  The Uruguayan wool market has become particularly dynamic during this 2025/26 season, reflecting events in Australia where prices for clean fine wool have soared above US$ 12 per kilo, for the first time in six and a half years, very close to the maximums from 2019.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 13:28 UTC

  Uruguay's Conexión Ganadera case: founder’s daughter moved $15.9m, BCU says

  

  Uruguay’s Conexión Ganadera investigation — a criminal case stemming from the collapse of a livestock-linked investment operation that led to fraud charges and, in some instances, money-laundering allegations — has moved forward after the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) sent prosecutors a report detailing bank transfers made by Marcela Carrasco, the daughter of Pablo Carrasco, a founder of the firm who is currently in pre-trial detention and charged with money laundering.

• Thursday, February 12th 2026 - 09:09 UTC

  Hundreds of tractors roll into Madrid as farmers protest CAP cuts and EU-Mercosur accord

  

  Thousands of farmers and ranchers, alongside hundreds of tractors, rallied in central Madrid on Wednesday to protest expected cuts in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to denounce the European Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur, according to organisers and authorities.

• Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

  Brazil coffee exports fall 31% in January, Cecafé says

  

  Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, exported 2.78 million 60-kg bags in January, down 30.8% from the same month in 2025, according to the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), EFE reported on Tuesday.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 15:41 UTC

  FAO word food commodity prices declined in January 26 for fifth month running

  

  World food commodity prices declined in January 2026 for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the benchmark report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

• Thursday, January 29th 2026 - 00:01 UTC

  Uruguay’s farm sector warns low dollar threatens jobs as peso strength squeezes exports

  

  Uruguay’s Rural Association (ARU) is warning that the slide in the U.S. dollar is pushing the farm sector into a “critical situation,” arguing that while a stronger peso may feel beneficial for people paid in local currency, the broader impact can be job losses in export-oriented activities.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:38 UTC

  Falklands’ expert participates in program on food security and climate change

  

  Falkland Islands Government Department of Agriculture Agricultural Advisor and Chair of the Beef Suppliers Working Group, Olivia Woodiwiss, represented the Falkland Islands at the Green Overseas Program “Strengthening Food Systems Resilient to Climate Change” workshop in Tahiti, last December where she spoke on beef supply chain challenges, stakeholder coordination, and adapting agriculture to climate change alongside counterparts from 15 Overseas Countries and Territories.