Seed Systems & Certification: Liberia’s new Seed Development and Certification Agency has certified CHAP Agro as one of the first eight companies, a push to cut reliance on imported seed and build local quality assurance. Animal Health & Biosecurity: Missouri extension and state agencies warned livestock owners about New World screwworm, urging wound treatment, animal ID records, and careful checks for traveling exhibitors as the pest spreads north from Central America/Mexico. Cross-Border Trade: Togo and Benin reviewed progress under IFAD-backed PRIMA to boost agricultural corridor trade, focusing on border rules, road movement, and removing barriers for crops, livestock, and fisheries. Farm Policy Fight: Iowa’s Ashley Hinson is pressing Congress to include her “Save Our Bacon Act” in the Farm Bill to counter California’s pork housing rules, while farm groups and pork producers rally for protections. Food Safety Research: New work on rice management suggests periodic draining and re-flooding can lower arsenic in rice without boosting cadmium, offering a practical farm-level lever for safer production. Global Markets & Prices: USDA left its July soybean outlook largely unchanged, but modest balance-sheet tweaks supported prices via higher export expectations; traders also watched heat/dryness risks for corn and wheat. Energy for Ag Exports: Ecuador’s shrimp sector is moving toward more electricity use via a CNA-MAE MoU, aiming to cut diesel dependence and improve competitiveness. Legal Pressure on Fossil Projects: Four Ugandan farmers filed in London to block the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, arguing it could devastate protected areas and seek an injunction under Ugandan law. Trade Talks: Indonesia’s Bulog is negotiating rice exports with Malaysia and Singapore, with deals framed to protect farmers and national interests.