AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRice Procurement: The National Food Authority is offering up to ₱30 per kilogram for clean, dry palay in four Ilocos provinces for one week, giving growers a government buyer as harvests come in. Sugarcane: Bukidnon’s 2026–27 milling season opened amid soaring production costs, with planters urged to deliver clean, mature cane for better sugar recovery. Drought Readiness: Malaysia is weighing ways to capture monsoon overflow for use during a possible 2027 El Niño, while drought is already forcing dairy farmers in Maharashtra to buy costly water and fodder. Crop Outlook: South Africa’s wheat harvest is forecast to hit an eight-year low, raising expected imports to about 2 million tonnes; maize planting is also projected to fall as input costs and drought risks weigh on growers. Farm Fires: Punjab has recorded 4,459 stubble-burning incidents this season, including 1,152 on Diwali, as Delhi’s air quality worsened; authorities have imposed Rs 62.55 lakh in fines. Farm Inputs: Jamaica plans tighter controls on fertilizer distribution after an audit found it could not verify that some allocations reached farmers.
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