Tagged: El Nino
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NewsEcuador's shrimp sector flags 110,000 hectares at flood risk from El Nino as exports reach US$6.56 billion in eight months
Shrimp farmers face higher energy, fuel, fishmeal and fish oil costs and falling prices, even as sales to the US jump 48% through August.
BioMar raises 2026 guidance as record Q3 EBIT lifts on salmon feed margins
BioMar's third-quarter EBIT rose 50% to US$92.3 million on record volumes of 488,000 tonnes, prompting the Danish aquafeed group to raise full-year revenue and earnings guidance.
NewsVery strong El Nino years could cut Southeast Asia's crop output by up to 10%, study finds
A Singapore Food Agency and NUS study projects lower average rice, maize and sugarcane output in the region over the next two decades, with rice hit hardest.
NewsIndia braces for higher food, feed and farm commodity imports as drought hits crops
India's poultry sector seeks to import 3 million tonnes of soybean meal, while edible oil imports are forecast to rise to 17.5 million tonnes in 2026-27.
NewsMalaysia steps up Super El Nino measures as drought threatens padi supply and fisheries
Malaysia's agriculture ministry has activated inter-agency measures to protect padi and fish supplies, with output in affected areas projected to fall 1.5% this year.
NewsMarcos holds off on Philippine corn import quota expansion during harvest season
The Department of Agriculture wants to raise the minimum access volume for corn to 500,000 tonnes, more than double the regular quota, to ease feed costs.
NewsPhilippines' Central Visayas has enough pork and chicken to year-end despite ASF, says DA regional office
Pork supply is about 120% of local demand, while 14 local government units in Cebu remain in the ASF red zone as El Nino preparations get under way.
NewsAboitiz Foods steps up El Nino preparedness across its feed and food supply chain in the Philippines
The agribusiness group is tracking commodity, freight and weather risks early, as El Nino losses to Philippine agriculture reach PHP6.5 billion.
NewsMalaysia warns El Nino could push temperatures to 40°C, straining fish farms and coastal fishermen
Agriculture minister Mohamad Sabu says heat could raise costs for aquaculture operators as the government steps up El Nino preparations.
NewsPhilippines' third-quarter corn output forecast to fall 14.2% as importers buy Australian feed wheat
PSA projects July-September corn output at 2.08 million tonnes, while an importer group reportedly bought 140,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 110,000 tonnes of corn.
NewsIFFO flags decade-low fishmeal supply for 2026 despite August output rebound
IFFO reports stronger August raw material intake for fishmeal and fish oil, but 2026 supply is set to fall to its lowest level since 2016.
NewsChina targets grain industry output value above CNY4.5 trillion a year by 2030, says supply stable despite El Nino
Grain output reached 715 million tonnes in 2025, and officials say reserves remain well above the international security threshold.
NewsEl Nino drags down global fishmeal and fish oil output, IFFO says
Reduced anchovy catches in Peru and Chile are weighing on global marine ingredient supply, with the full-year outcome now hinging on second-half production in Morocco, China, India and Oman.
NewsMalaysia faces higher feed costs and rice shortfalls as El Nino threatens crop and grain supply
An agricultural economist warns that prolonged dry conditions could disrupt global feed grain supplies and push up poultry production costs, compounding existing pressure on Malaysia's heavily import-dependent food system.