An INTA research team is analyzing the short-term effects of the inclusion of different winter service crops on the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of a soil degraded by bean monoculture. The results of the study will contribute to generate strategies aimed at recovering soil health and minimizing soil degradation. In the NOA, the monoculture of the common bean, coupled...
Surplus grain not a problem, but an opportunity: An interesting point of view from the president of the Polish Pasta Chamber
Farmers, agricultural organizations and successive ministers of agriculture see only one solution to the problem of excess grain on the Polish market-stopping imports and increasing exports. Meanwhile, Marek Dabrowski, president of the Polish Chamber of Pasta, has a completely different proposal. The Food Portal published an interview by editor Jakub Szymanek with Marek Dabrowski, president of the Polish Chamber of...
EU production of sunflower seeds on a record course in 2023
Berlin- Especially in Romania and Hungary, a significant increase in the production of sunflower seeds is expected compared to the previous year. The expected declines in France’s and Germany’s sunflower seeds can thus be more than compensated. According to the latest estimates by the EU Commission, around 10.9 million tons of sunflower seeds are expected to be harvested in the...
Chile’s INDAP Maule launches intrapredial irrigation contest for corn farmers for $150 million
Until April 21, the users of INDAP Maule, who are dedicated to the Chilean corn sector, will have a deadline to apply for projects to the call for competition of the Intrapredial Irrigation Program promoted by this agricultural institution. This was announced by the Seremi (Secretary) of Agriculture, Ana Muñoz, the deputy National Director of INDAP César Rodríguez and a...
Soybeans: Brazil has week locked for new business with plummeting dollar and premiums, still negative
The soybean futures closed the trading session on Wednesday (12) in mixed field in the Chicago Board of Trade. The highlight for Brazilian producers of soybeans, however, was the plunge of more than 1% of the dollar against the real, taking the U.S. currency to R$ 4.93. With premiums down sharply and the CBOT redefining its route, prices in the Brazilian...
The price of eggs is soaring
News summary: due to the ongoing surge of avian flu, the European market for eggs especially France is experiencing a rise in egg prices. France: The avian influenza epidemic is boosting the price of egg production by 77.3% over a year. With the avian influenza crisis raging strongly in Europe, the producer price of eggs remains particularly high. In February 2023,...
Vietnam’s, India’s and Zimbabwe’s Agriculture: It’s drought, agriculture must be smarter
Unusual and extreme weather phenomena appear with increasing frequency. Farmers everywhere are now more insecure and anxious before the whims of God. Climate change is the most commonly named “crime.” “God” has changed, and is agriculture still standing? Many solutions, big and small, have been found through the efforts of agricultural scientists – important companions of farmers around the world....
Portugal Cheese Festival in Alcains, Castelo Branco, to take place from May 5 to 7
The first edition of the Portugal Cheese Festival, in Alcains, takes place from May 5 to 7, continuing the dissemination of the tradition of Portuguese cheese production in Beira Baixa province, giving it a national and international dimension. “This is a remarkable moment for what is the development strategy of the municipality of Castelo Branco. This is a new concept [Portugal Cheese Festival]...
China’s Sichuan Province has entered the spring irrigation centralized water supply period. This year, Sichuan Province will plant 28.14 million mu of rice
Sichuan Province has entered the spring irrigation centralized water supply period. Recently, this reporter learned from the Provincial Rural Water Conservancy Center that at the end of March, the total water storage capacity of the water conservancy project in Sichuan Province was 6.5 billion cubic meters, which was less than in the previous years. Among them, the water storage capacity of large...
Livestock feed in Italy: soybeans recovering, feed grains stable
Livestock feed summary: Opec+’s announcement to cut oil production is creating turbulence among oilseeds. Wheat and sorghum prices remain steady, however. After losing nearly 10 percent over a month, the first week of April showed a slight recovery in Italy’s soybean prices listed on domestic commodity exchanges. Supporting quotations once again were the ongoing dynamics in international markets, influenced by lower...