Sharp price increases for glyphosate and other chemicals, not to mention fears over shortages, will likely mean drastically higher input costs this year for those who practice no-till.But that doesn’t...
In the fourth week of February, the domestic price of yellow phosphorus rose from RMB33,300 per ton at the beginning of the week to RMB37,700 at the weekend, which is a weekly increase of 13.3%, havin...
The banana market is about to come into some twists and turns.Currently, supplies of bananas are lower and have been since the beginning of the year. Supplies are also lower compared to other years.“T...
Recently, prices of major herbicides, such as glyphosate and glufosinate, have started to go down. In normal situation, prices of major herbicides could be backed up by the price rise of yellow phosph...
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) said it is concerned about the destabilising situation occurring in Ukraine, with the industry group adding that their main concern is the safety of all the citizens tha...
Weeds have been victorious in so many battles against herbicides, it may be time to say they’re winning the war.Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth lead the way, with both exhibiting resistance to numerous ...
When wheat prices rise, so do global food prices, along with conflict, inequality and instability. Over the past two decades, the world has witnessed multiple crises erupt over the social and politica...
China will step up use of export credit insurance, which protects an exporter from the risk of nonpayment by a foreign buyer, and raise foreign trade enterprises' risk-hedging capability for the two w...
China has unveiled a master plan for the modernization of the agricultural sector and rural areas through 2025, as the government ratchets up measures to ensure food security, helps farmers bolster in...
Insecticide resistance and rapid pest evolution threatens food security and the development of sustainable agricultural practices, yet the evolutionary mechanisms that allow pests to rapidly adapt to ...
Startups developing biological inputs for crops raised just over $892 million worldwide last year, according to preliminary data from AgFunder.That’s well over double their total funding haul for the ...
All living things have their natural enemies, and in the case of crop pests and diseases, the key is to find them, isolate them, and mass-produce them for application. Chemical pesticides have long be...
