AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAnimal Health: Residents in Mexico’s Chiapas state protested the odor from a sterile-fly plant built to help contain screwworm, a pest that has disrupted cross-border cattle trade. Avocado Supply: Peru-based Camposol is investing in Mexican grower and packer Jaliscavo, adding a new sourcing base with capacity to process up to 48,000 metric tons a year. Produce Trade: Taylor Farms plans to cut Mexican lettuce supply after an outbreak; meanwhile, Mexican raspberry and blackberry shipments are rising as El Niño weighs on Peruvian supply. Climate Risk: El Niño and climate change are fuelling fires in Brazil’s Amazon, while growers are watching risks to Brazil’s second-season corn and wider crop supplies. Markets: Sugar prices have rallied amid lower-than-expected cane crushing in Brazil and election uncertainty. Brazil is also aiming to become the world’s top food exporter by 2027, while Colombia’s exotic fruit exports reached $49.1 million in 2026.
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