AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEl Niño Threat: Fires have killed 12 people in Peru since June, many of them farmers fighting blazes. The UN warns the strengthening El Niño could bring record Pacific temperatures and worsening droughts and floods across the region. Poultry Trade: Newcastle disease on a Brazilian turkey farm has triggered import restrictions, including a Mexican suspension; China’s ban is limited to Santa Catarina, easing concern over wider export disruption. Farm Support: Mexico-backed “Sowing Life” has launched a second phase in Cuba’s Holguín province, set to benefit 1,500 producers and their families. Water-Smart Farming: FAO trained farmers and extension workers in Antigua and Barbuda to improve irrigation, nutrient use and fertigation for vegetable production. Farm Logistics: Brazil is pursuing agricultural transport improvements, while Grupo México’s withdrawal from Argentina’s rail privatization bid leaves plans to upgrade freight links through the country’s farming regions uncertain.
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