Lumpy Skin Disease has been confirmed in Western Europe for the first time, with outbreaks reported in northern Italy. The virus has tracked steadily westward from the Balkans since 2015 and the EU vaccine bank has insufficient SAT1-compatible doses to cover exposed cattle populations.
The EU Deforestation Regulation enters its final six-month compliance window with the December 30, 2026 deadline confirmed and non-negotiable. The EUDR Information System has relaunched with updated due diligence statement functionality, removing the last technical barrier to large-operator reg
Global rice trade is tightening structurally as El Niño bears down on the world's three largest exporters simultaneously. India's monsoon deficit is tracking the 2023 pattern that triggered export bans removing 20–25 million tonnes from global supply.
European wheat farm-gate prices are running 31% above the same point in 2025. The rally has now extended four consecutive months — driven by Russian area contraction, Ukraine drought, and El Niño forward expectations — pushing feed and milling cost curves materially higher.
India's Ministry of Agriculture has activated drought contingency plans for 150–200 districts as the kharif sowing season opens under El Niño. The 2023 playbook — rice and sugar export restrictions — is the base-case policy response if monsoon deficits exceed 10% nationally.
The 2026/27 El Niño has crossed into super event territory and the primary agricultural damage window is now open. Australia, southern Africa, and South and Southeast Asia face simultaneous crop stress as the strongest oceanic anomaly in three decades locks in.