The industry posted growth both in June and in the year to date. The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia remained among the leading importers, according to industry group ABPA.
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The Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services has added six nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer production projects to its portfolio of strategic initiatives.
Sohar, North Al Batinah Governorate, will host three days of Mango Extravaganza 2026, featuring a mango exhibition, presentations of agricultural solutions, and discussions focused on fruit cultivation.
FAO report says global fertilizer trade declined in the first four months of the year due to the conflict in the Middle East. Prices rose by an average of 25%.
According to industry group ABPA, exports surpassed USD 1 billion in a single month for the first time in May. Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE increased compared to May 2025, when Brazil was facing an avian influenza crisis.
The Abu Dhabi-based company is investing USD 835 million to acquire the Brazilian firm that owns two sugar and grain export terminals at the Ports of Santos and Itaqui.
Revenue from olive oil exports rose 49.2% in value during the first six months of the 2025/2026 harvest season, reaching the equivalent of USD 1.2 billion, according to the National Observatory of Agriculture.
A great-granddaughter of Syrians and Lebanese, Juliana Farah, chair of FAESPs Semeadoras do Agro Commission, is an active voice in support of women farmers in the state of São Paulo.
In its earnings report, the Brazilian meatpacker said exports to Gulf countries rose in March from February due to the Muslim holy month.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited the plant, which received USD 20 million in investments. The facility has the capacity to produce 1,300 metric tons of urea per day, equivalent to 5% of national demand.
The country was the third-largest buyer of Brazilian chicken meat in April, according to ABPA. Due to the situation in the region, shipments bound for other Gulf nations were routed through Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain’s Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture allocated 12 plots to farmers in Buri as part of a strategy to boost the country’s food security.
The Al Miyah Challenge for Agriculture has selected six projects promoting innovation in agriculture with efficient water use. Krilltech represents Brazil in the competition.
DMCC executive chairman and CEO Ahmed Bin Sulayem says the Cacao Center will bring buyers and suppliers together and include processing infrastructure.

