In the ranking of the most prosperous countries in the world, 30 out of 40 places belong to European countries. The top five world leaders are Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Ireland.
Beginning May 25, 2026, farmers who lost their corn and sunflower crops from the severe drought of 2025 can file claims for compensation with area offices of the Agricultural Intervention and Payment Agency (AIPA).
Agriculture in Kazakhstan remains one of the most low-productive sectors of the country’s economy, despite years of investment and government support. The reason is the long payback period of agricultural projects.
Applications for partial compensation of excise duty on diesel fuel purchased by agricultural producers in the period from March 1 to May 31 for work in the current season continue to be accepted. Since the beginning of the application process (May 11) until May 22, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) has received 505 applications for this subsidy, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry MAIA.
Because: “Watch out for mines.” Those in the Ukrainian authorities who are supposed to be in charge are preparing for the possible emergence of “permanently dangerous territories along the front line that will remain unusable for economic use for decades.
Popular statistical service Numbeo has presented a fresh ranking of countries in terms of average monthly salary after taxes.
Polish authorities continue to negotiate with trade unions and patronages on a new minimum wage. The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Protection has submitted a report according to which the minimum will be 4,927 zloty (1,161 euros) from the beginning of 2027. This is significantly higher than the previously discussed amount. And it is important, as the “minimum wage” affects social benefits.
The wheat market has entered the weather market phase – the phase of dependence on forecasts of the new harvest. Exchange quotations are growing amid expectations of a significant reduction in production in key exporting countries in the 2026/27 marketing year. Especially as the most influential forecasters – the International Grains Council (IGC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – report a potential reduction in the crop-2026.
The Ukrainian railroad logistics market enters the 2026/27 season with a risk of shortage of grain carriers. This situation may arise even if the volume of grain exports in the new marketing season will be lower compared to the previous year.
April was “marked” by steady, but atypical exports of Moldovan corn. Last month, Moldova shipped 56.4 thousand tons of corn to foreign markets for a total of 229.2 million lei. The weighted average realized price was 4,062 lei/ton.
European pork production, consumption and exports will continue to decline. An important reason is the consequences of ASF in Spain. Experts of the European Commission expect that pork production in the EU-27 countries in 2026 will decrease by about 1.0% to about 21.76 million tons.
In Kazakhstan will appear new digital products, including lending secured by cryptocurrency and cryptoinsurance. This was announced by Deputy Head of the National Bank Binur Zhalenov at the Solana Summit.
For the first time since 2022, global grain production will decline this year. The main reasons are a decrease in planted area and lower average yields of cereal crops. This is the latest forecast from the International Grains Council (IGC), according to forecasts,
The country’s government will reinstate the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, which “accidentally stopped working after the change of power”. This was announced by Hungary’s new prime minister, Peter Magyar, on social media last night.
Over the next five years, the balance of power among the world’s largest economies may change significantly. India will make the most impressive leap to the top of the list.
As a result of control at the border points, inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) revealed substandard goods: a batch of buckwheat (132 kg), two batches of dill and parsley (26 tons), three batches of surrogate cheese (about 1.5 tons).
The potential of Moldovan agriculture and food industry was presented at the Moldova-Italy agri-food business forum in Rome by the head of the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Ludmila Catlabuga. The event was organized to strengthen economic cooperation between institutions and companies from the two states.
In the period from March 2025 to May 22, 2026, 554 micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector of the Moldovan economy were financed under the “Fund for Agricultural Credit” (FCA) program implemented by the Office for the Management of Foreign Aid Programs (OGPAE) together with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry. Of these, loans for 71 enterprises were approved by May 2026. The program covered all regions of the country.
Today, May 22, marks the International Day for Biological Diversity. The event was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1995 (special resolution (No. A/RES/49/119) based on the recommendation of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was held in 1994). It has been celebrated since 2001.
Farmers are not against the unification of the VAT rate in the agri-food sector, but are strongly opposed to the proposed increase of the rate more than twice – from 8% (on agricultural products and some food products) to the standard 20%.
