MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[FAO expects world cereal output and trade projected to decline in year ahead]]> World cereal utilization is forecast to increase by 0.6% in 2026/2027, slowing down from the 2.7% pace recorded in the previous season World cereal production in the 2026/27 season is expected to drop by 2 percent year on year to 2 982 million tons, led by declining wheat harvests, according to FAO’s latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief released in late May.

]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay sheep produce exports from July25 to May26 reached US$ 281 million]]> The average wool export price in the July 25/May26 period, jumped 29.3% Uruguay sheep produce exports grew 28% between July 2025 and May 2026, totaling US$ 281 million, boosted by wool, 72% of income while lamb and mutton the remaining 27%.

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[FAO food commodity prices in May showed increases in cereals, sugar and beef]]> World wheat prices rose 3.4 percent on May and 7.8 percent from their year-earlier level, supported by smaller expected harvests in major exporters, such as US The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, according to new data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:47:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay captures 63% of Mercosur's annual rice quota to the European Union]]> Uruguay this week filled 63% of the annual zero-tariff rice quota granted by the European Union to Mercosur, in the first significant trade milestone since the provisional entry into force, on 1 May, of the association agreement between the two blocs. The total quota of 6,667 tons for the current year was covered within a few weeks of activity, according to Acting Foreign Minister Valeria Csukasi, in what amounts to one of the first operational tests of the treaty signed on 17 January in Asunción.

]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 02:34:00 GMT <![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season]]> FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said. “This is not only a geopolitical crisis, but also a disruption at the core of the global agri-food system.” The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies in the latter half of 2026 and into 2027.

]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:14:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands, financial advance for FIMCO and calcified kelp license to improve soil for cattle forage]]> Falklands Sand Bay abattoir, the processing plant for cattle and sheep, certified by the European Union and UK On 20th April the Falkland Islands’ Executive Council considered a closed paper from FIMCO, Falkland Islands Meat Company, requesting a cash advance, to be repaid by June 2027. The request is to support cash-flow challenges resulting from the recent shipping delays.

]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 08:43:00 GMT <![CDATA[FAO and WMO warn extreme heat pushes global agriculture 'to the limit,' threatening one billion people]]> The effects on production systems are pervasive. Livestock suffer digestive and cardiovascular failures, with a significant reduction in milk output and protein content The escalation of extreme heat episodes is pushing agriculture “to the limit” worldwide and threatening the health and livelihoods of more than one billion people, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The document, titled “Extreme Heat and Agriculture,” warns that the phenomenon causes the annual loss of 500 billion working hours in the sector.

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:39:00 GMT <![CDATA[Brazil coffee exports fall 21% in Q1 despite record crop forecast]]> March figures continued the downward trend: shipments declined 8% year-on-year to three million bags and revenues dropped 15.1%, to US$1.125 billion Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, shipped 8.4 million 60-kilogram bags between January and March 2026, a volume 21.2% below the same period in 2025, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) reported on Monday. Export revenues also fell 13.6%, to US$3.371 billion.

]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:34:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands, Plant Heritage seeds to turn the Islands into a Cosmos garden]]> Speaking before the seeds departed Sheppard said “Cosmos are really an accessible plant. People can have a garden full of color from just a packet of seeds.” Falkland Islands gardeners will be receiving cosmos seeds from Jonathan Sheppard, known as “King Cosmos,” who holds National Plant Collections for both hollyhocks and cosmos, and grows all his plants without the use of pesticides.

]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[FAO food commodities prices up in March; concern with energy and fertilizer costs]]> FAO Chief Economist Torero said “if the conflict stretches beyond 40 days farmers will have to choose: farm the same with fewer inputs, plant less, or switch to less intensive fertilizer crops”. World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:13:00 GMT