AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 minutes agoDrought & climate pressure: Czech fish farmers are cutting or pausing supplementary feeding, aerating ponds more often, and even draining parts of pond networks as prolonged drought and heat shrink water supplies. Aquaculture policy: Zimbabwe is easing aquaculture costs by exempting fish feed from VAT, aiming to improve access to affordable, quality inputs. Fishery safety & governance: In the Philippines, Muntinlupa has banned fishing and sailing on city waterways due to habagat-driven unsettled conditions, while an international coalition backs Supreme Court appeals to revive vessel-tracking rules for commercial boats to protect against illegal fishing and safeguard export access. Disaster damage: The Philippines’ agriculture department estimates ₱1.03bn in losses from tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay/habagat, hitting rice hardest and damaging thousands of hectares and farmers. Food & dairy business: Lactalis is buying Saputo’s UK dairy business for £988m (€1.15bn), including Cathedral City cheddar and Country Life butter, with completion targeted for March 2027. Livestock finance: Tamil Nadu expanded cooperative crop-loan waivers up to ₹75,000, adding ₹953.06 crore for about 1.38 lakh farmers. Market signals: Grain traders are watching the Pro Farmer Crop Tour as eastern Corn Belt flooding raises crop-damage concerns. Environmental alarm: Chennai’s Kosasthalaiyar River is seeing a mass multi-species fish kill, with fisherfolk alleging chemical waste and demanding action.
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