AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoIrrigation Investment in Mexico: Netafim opened its biggest manufacturing plant to date in Hermosillo, a 30,000-square-meter facility supplying drip irrigation for farmers across North and Central America and creating about 200 direct jobs. Livestock Biosecurity Shock: The New World screwworm is back in the U.S., with a second confirmed case in Texas (Zavala County) after the first near the Mexico border, triggering expanded disaster response, sterile-fly efforts, and tighter animal movement rules that could ripple into beef supply and prices. Regional Trade Pressure: Canada’s farmers are pushing back on Mercosur talks, warning that any deal could expand South American beef access and squeeze Canadian cattle producers. Bolivia Protest Disruption: Bolivia’s legislature passed a law allowing President Rodrigo Paz to deploy the military to clear roadblocks, after weeks of blockades that have disrupted food and medicine flows—an issue hitting the country’s agricultural breadbasket regions. Climate Risk for Brazil’s Cerrado: Indigenous communities in Brazil’s Cerrado are coordinating controlled burns with environmental agencies to reduce wildfire risk as El Niño-linked drought threatens the dry season.
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