Allowing cover crops to grow two weeks longer in the spring and planting corn and soya bean crops into them before termination is a strategy that may help no-till farmers deal with wet springs, according to researchers.

The olive oil market is facing pressing times as unstable supplies due to climate change and growing global demand are seen prompting rollercoaster prices, according to a leading lender to agribusinesses.

AGRI Trends- for the week of June 2019 

The price for US yellow Gulf corn declined by 3.3% this week. The USDA crop progress report indicated that a larger than expected number of corn acres have been planted and that 94% of the corn crop has emerged.

A very marketable crop of grapefruit, with a size distribution peaking on counts 40 and 45 and a higher percentage of class 1 exports over last year, will end earlier this season, which may cause some markets to run short of fruit.

According to a 2019 report from the European Union titled Opportunities for South African emerging farmers in the European sustainable market, even with a 4% global market footprint, South Africa is still punching far below the growing avocado demand, which has seen a steep increase in international market prices.