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PRAN-RFL gets award in agri-processing

Business Desk 02 November, 2025, 23:24 PRAN-RFL Group deputy managing director (export) Md Rasedul Hasan, on behalf of the company, receives ‘Global Business Leadership in Agri-Processing Excellence Award’ from high commissioner of Bangladesh to...

Annual North Alabama Agricultural Expo held at Alabama A&M

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - As local soybean and cotton farmers bring in their crops, some took time on Saturday to help the public understand the importance of their jobs. The Annual Agricultural Expo was held at Alabama A&M University’s Agribition...

India supports sugar industry and youth development through expertise

Source: India in Fiji (High Commission of India, Suva) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism Viliame Gavoka has acknowledged India’s significant contribution to assisting Fiji in strengthening its sugar industry. He emphasized that...

A fair shake on trade

The negotiations between Thailand and the US on reciprocal tariffs advanced with the recent announcement of a joint statement on a framework for the agreement on reciprocal trade. The statement is not legally binding, but serves as a guideline for...

Opinion | Prediction markets are the futures markets of the 21st century

These platforms are not operating in the shadows. They’re regulated by the CFTC under the same authority that governs traditional futures markets. Yet, despite this clear federal mandate, state regulators are attempting to undermine the...

Kissan Ittehad chief urges unity for agriculture revival

Published on: November 3, 2025 12:36 AM Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar on Sunday urged the government and opposition parties to unite for the revival of the agriculture sector, describing it as the backbone of the...

Farm gap-year program hits the mark as NFF calls for industry backing

Video case studies and photos available here. Australia’s on-farm, gap-year program, AgCAREERSTART, is telling a powerful story about young people wanting to make their start in agriculture. A program evaluation shows a high retention rate of...

Shippers push for balanced trade deal

Nation's interests must be protected PUBLISHED : 3 Nov 2025 at 04:43 The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) supports deeper cooperation between Thailand and the US under a reciprocal trade framework and urges the government to prioritise the...

Fiji grants market access for Solomon Islands kava

The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) has confirmed that market access for kava from the Solomon Islands has been officially granted, marking a major milestone in strengthening regional trade and cooperation. In a statement, BAF said the...

China Signals End to Rare-Earth Curbs on U.S. Industry

Chinese authorities have agreed to suspend implementation of a new wave of export controls on rare-earth metals and to cease investigations into U. S. semiconductor companies, signalling a de-escalation in trade tensions between the world’s two...

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Q3 2025 Earnings Preview

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) is scheduled to announce Q3 earnings results on Monday, November 3rd, after market close.The consensus EPS Estimate is $4.47 (+9.0% Y/Y) and the consensus Revenue Estimate is $101.03M (+10.4% Y/Y).Over the last...

The Sino-US trade war

.The writer is a former caretaker finance minister and served as vice-president at the World Bank I write this after the senior American and Chinese leaders who met at Kuala Lumpur reached an understanding on trade issues which are likely to lead...

'Black nuggets': why the Angus of the 1950s still has a beef industry role

Looking for a fresh start and something new, they found what was then simply the 'Lowline', a breed developed by the NSW Department of Agriculture and trialled extensively at Trangie, NSW, in the 1920s and 1930s on grass conversion.

Tuesday’s Budget is a Test for an Industry That Says it Wants to Innovate

There are two ways to read a federal budget. The first is as theatre: the flourish of new envelopes, the tactical leaks, the rhetorical bow to “hard-working families.” The second is as a sorting mechanism. Budgets tell you what a government thinks...

Loveland Business Briefs for Nov. 2, 2025

Fort Collins Utilities recognized nationally for energy innovation Frost & Sullivan has awarded Fort Collins Utilities the Excellence in Resourcefulness — Energy award for how the city manages its grid resources to help meet affordability and...

Global Partnerships, Local Pride: Queensland Agriculture Steps Up

3 November 2025. Shane McCarthy, AgForce General President. It was great to welcome the Indonesian Ambassador to Cloncurry for the Recent Beef Up event that continues to go from strength to strength. Dr Siswo Pramono also spent time touring four...

Montana Ag: Montana trade mission strengthens, creates new trade ties in Asia

HELENA — Japan and South Korea are thousands of miles away from Montana, they have close trade ties with the Treasure State. A recent trade mission to the two countries sought to strengthen existing relationships and build new ones, including in...

India and China Trade Grows as US Continues with Tariff Wars; Bilateral Trade Estimated at $136 billion in 2025

Over the past decade, the economic interplay between India and China has expanded in both scale and sophistication, forging one of Asia’s most dynamic trade relationships. Between 2015 and 2025, bilateral trade nearly doubled, underscoring deep...

Divergent monetary policies dominate global markets

KUWAIT: A divergent monetary policy landscape dominated global financial markets this week, as the US Federal Reserve’s decision to deliver a widely anticipated 25 basis point rate cut, its second consecutive reduction, bringing the federal funds...