Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. forecasters say there is an 80 per cent chance of more stable ENSO-neutral weather conditions from April to June as La Niña transitions toward El Niño.
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El Niño risk building, U.S. forecaster says; ENSO-neutral expected to continue to June
War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency
Reading Time: 2 minutes The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N. World Food Programme warn that sharp increases in oil, natural gas and fertilizer prices triggered by the war in the Middle East will cause rising food prices and food insecurity.
OPINION: Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops
Reading Time: 4 minutes Scientists are working to understand the genetic factors that control plant growth so they can be used to develop crops that handle weather stress like drought, heat and frost.
Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say
Reading Time: < 1 minute State-owned Moroccan phosphates and fertilizer producer OCP expects its output of soil nutrients to fall by about 30 per cent in the second quarter due to maintenance works.
Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Chinese hog farmers are turning to fermented feeds and other avenues to save money and move away from U.S. soybeans.
Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs.
Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Russian ship carrying wheat that was believed to have sunk in the Sea of Azov after a Ukrainian drone attack has been found and towed to shore.
Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Workers of the world’s largest meat company, JBS, agreed to return to work at a beef plant in Greely, Colorado after it agreed to resume negotiations.
Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s finance minister and his Chinese counterpart discussed supply chain integrity and other trade matters including tariffs on Canadian pork during talks in Beijing on Friday.
Australian farmers shift to less fertilizer-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian farmers are expected to favour less nitrogen-intensive crops such as barley over wheat and canola in the upcoming season due to rising fertilizer and fuel costs.