Groupe Thomas Plants, which also includes Provence Plants, has acquired Tecnosem, owner of the Biosem brand, in a deal advised by Oaklins France. The transaction was structured as a secondary leveraged buyout involving new sponsor Galiena Capital, an investor that becomes the majority shareholder in the combined business.
Key Takeaways Optiflux, a KU Leuven spin-off, has closed a €2.5 million (approximately $2.85 million) funding round with participation from Agri Investment Fund (AIF), alongside LAVA, LRM and Gemma Frisius […]
DVC Partners has acquired a majority stake in Kimitec, a company that develops biological solutions for agriculture. Kimitec produces natural alternatives for crop nutrition and protection, with applications that extend across plant, animal and human health. Both companies confirmed the transaction, which marks DVC Partners' entry as majority shareholder.
Fertilizer prices for the week of June 15–22, 2026, moved broadly lower or sideways, with Urea leading the retreat to $359/T as markets priced in the June 17 US-Iran memorandum of understanding — a 60-day ceasefire framework mediated through Pakistan and Qatar that included provisions for Strait of Hormuz reopening.
Agriculture stocks posted a mixed-to-positive week for the period ending June 22, with 12 of 19 tracked names closing higher as John Deere's rebound, a Corteva-FMC deal, and continued strength in Mosaic offset sharp declines in Bunge, ADM, CF Industries, and Nutrien. The macro backdrop continued its dramatic shift: urea
Agricultural commodity markets for the week of June 15–22, 2026 delivered some of the sharpest single-week moves seen so far this year, with the potato market's near-total collapse dominating headlines and cocoa staging a 10% weekly rebound. Grain prices stayed broadly under pressure while industrial fibres and specialty commodities diverged
Hippo Harvest, a grower, packer, and shipper of packaged salads, has announced the launch of its new USDA-certified organic packaged salad line.
Dogtooth announced it has raised more than £14 million, about $18.7 million at current exchange rates, to accelerate commercial deployment of its dexterous harvesting robots across the UK and international markets, the company said in a LinkedIn post.
Reservoir announced a pilot expansion into Arizona, with a new location set to go live and become operational October 1, 2026, in time for the fall and winter growing season. The site was developed with the University of Arizona's Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) and the Yuma
Happy Plant Protein, a Finnish food technology company, is partnering with German ingredient manufacturer Crespel & Deiters to scale its dry extrusion technology at Crespel & Deiters' Helmond site