BASF Agricultural Solutions has announced the launch of Efficon®, a new-generation insecticide powered by the novel active ingredient Axalion® Active, designed to control key sucking pests in high-value crops in Egypt. The product targets piercing-sucking insects, primarily whiteflies and aphids, which are among the most damaging pest types for vegetable
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
Terraxy, a startup born from research at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has secured $3 million in a Seed-2 round led by Wa'ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco, with participation from KAUST. The funding will support Terraxy's transition from pilot-scale production to industrial-scale deployment across
Elite Agro Holding, through its Moroccan subsidiary Elite Harvest Maroc, has inaugurated its seventh farm in Morocco, a 200-hectare facility in Kenitra dedicated to premium blueberry and raspberry production. The farm uses advanced irrigation systems and modern agricultural technologies to support efficient, high-quality, and sustainable farming. The inauguration was attended
TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) and AGRIFLOW Land & Water Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the TERI–AGRIFLOW Strategic Centre for Agricultural Innovations. The agreement was signed on 17 June 2026 at TERI's headquarters in New Delhi and formalizes a collaborative
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has announced a contract award from Astrobiome Space S.à r.l., a Luxembourg-based biotech company pioneering microbiome solutions for regenerative space agriculture, to grow strawberries and test Astrobiome Space's proprietary soil enhancement product inside Redwire's Greenhouse systems on board the International Space Station. The mission marks the
Burro, an autonomy company focused on outdoor labor automation, has announced the launch of Grande 44, its most powerful autonomous work platform to date. Designed for towing, transportation, and vegetation management across demanding terrain and conditions, Grande 44 is now available for pre-order, with first deliveries beginning in H2 2026.
Controlled environment agriculture has built an entire software sector on a simple premise: growing indoors generates more data than any farmer can manage manually, so CEA farm management software companies […]