AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoWeather & Planting: India’s rabi sowing was down 46% year over year by Oct. 30, as weak monsoon rains left soils dry and limited irrigation. Cyclone Murasu, the second storm to hit Andhra’s coast in five days, added to farmers’ fears of crop losses. Farm Support: Kwara State began distributing machinery, processing equipment and farm inputs to support dry-season production and reduce post-harvest losses. Markets & Costs: U.S. fertilizer supplies are tightening as exports from Trinidad and Tobago fall, adding to farmers’ fuel and input bills. Chicago wheat prices slipped on hopes of Russia-Ukraine peace talks and more grain exports. Harvest Pressures: Punjab recorded 1,612 farm-fire incidents by Nov. 2, including more than 500 in the previous 72 hours, as harvesting and wheat-sowing deadlines approach. Machinery: John Deere India reported a record, surpassing 100,000 tractor sales in a single fiscal year.
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