AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoU.S. Farm Costs: President Trump announced an $8 billion harvest-season aid program for American farmers facing higher diesel and other input costs. Payment rates are due in November. Food Prices: War, El Niño and other supply shocks threaten to push global food inflation higher into 2027. Climate Resilience: Heifer International plans to help 16,000 farming families in Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras prepare for droughts and floods that threaten crops and livelihoods. Water Security: Indonesia is upgrading irrigation as El Niño threatens water supplies and food production. Market Access: Fiji says farmers need reliable buyers before production expands, as it develops cocoa processing and export opportunities. Soil Health: Researchers say erosion has stripped more than 57 billion tons of topsoil from Midwest farms over nearly two centuries, with tillage a major factor.
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