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Last update: 9 hours agoUS–China Trade Reset: China’s commerce ministry says the Trump–Xi summit produced “preliminary” tariff cuts and expanded agricultural trade, plus new trade and investment boards—while Beijing confirms it will buy U.S. aircraft and push to clear non-tariff barriers for dairy, seafood, beef and poultry; details are still thin and both sides say terms will be finalized soon. Fertiliser Pressure: Japan’s Inpex is also moving in energy, but for farmers the week’s more direct hit is fertilizer—one Japanese farm group signals urea prices up to 14.5%, with knock-on risks from Middle East shipping and spring supply. Africa Food Finance Push: Nairobi is set for FINAS 2026 (June 30–July 2), aiming to close a $100bn-plus financing gap that keeps smallholders locked out of formal credit. Climate & Methane Politics: African parliamentarians in Nairobi back a unified negotiating stance on climate and methane, arguing global targets and funding must match food security and development realities. Farm Tech Scaling: UK ag-robotics startup Fieldwork Robotics secured funding to trial autonomous raspberry harvesting robots as labour shortages bite. Water Tensions: India rejects Pakistan’s Indus Waters Treaty arbitration ruling as “null and void,” keeping the dispute over hydro projects and treaty interpretation simmering.
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