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Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses?
Researchers are still projecting negative returns for grain producers even after assistance from Washington, highlighting the extent of the downturn in the agricultural industry.
Tropicana orange supplier Alico to exit citrus business
The company concluded that “growing citrus is no longer economically viable for us in Florida,” with disease and hurricanes reducing production by 73%.
How a new smart label tracks food’s supply chain journey
Giesecke+Devrient’s peel-and-stick label can help companies address product quality and traceability issues by accounting for changes in location, temperature and package tampering.
FAO calls for urgent action to address widening famine in Sudan
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis
Agtech seedlings: Florida farmers team with startup Ohalo to breed a disease-resistant strawberry
Also in this week’s farm technology news: Deere highlights tech investments in U.S. manufacturing, and CNH announces leadership changes.
FAO Food Price Index dips during the month of December
In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level
Agtech seedlings: Plenty closes flagship indoor lettuce farm in California
Also in this week’s farm technology news: Growers Edge acquires fintech to help lenders better assess climate risks on farms, and Sound Agriculture raises $25 million for sustainable fertilizer.
The biggest agriculture layoffs in 2024
Rising costs and weak demand forced Deere, Tyson and others to make significant job cuts to better position themselves for the future.
Kenya's celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate change
In recent years, climate change has led to a shortage of global coffee supplies and an increase in the price of coffee due to drought and crop failures in several key coffee-producing nations such as Brazil and Vietnam.
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
FAO, WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history