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Southern Farmers Face ‘Brutal’ Losses as Rice and Cotton Lead Commodity Collapse

In 2025, many Southern farmers in the United States have entered one of the most financially punishing agricultural seasons in memory. Particularly rice and cotton producers are facing staggering losses per acre; far exceeding those in other crop sectors, as low commodity prices combine with structural challenges unique to the region. This struggle threatens individual […]

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Farmers Head Into 2026 Facing Uncertain Trade and Crop Prices — But Beef Remains a Bright Spot

As farmers across the Midwest and Great Plains prepare for the 2026 growing and financial year, they confront a complex mix of challenges and opportunities; from persistently low crop prices and trade uncertainty to historic beef market strength. This shifting landscape will influence planting decisions, income prospects, supply chains, and rural communities’ economic resilience. With

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Farmer Protests May End, but Government Woes Won’t

In late 2025, Greece found itself at the center of one of its most intense domestic disputes in years; a widespread protest movement by farmers and agricultural workers demanding urgent government action on economic issues that threaten their livelihoods. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis publicly stated that his administration is “open to dialogue” with the protesters

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PM: Government Open to Dialogue with Farmers, Not Unreasonable Demands

Greece is experiencing one of its most drawn‑out and disruptive farmers’ protests in years. Across the country, agricultural producers have been blocking roads and highways, demanding solutions to deep‑rooted economic issues that threaten their livelihoods. In late December 2025, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis publicly reiterated the government’s willingness to enter into dialogue with the farmers;

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Farmers in Brussels Block Roads, Set Fires in Protest of EU-Mercosur Free-Trade Deal

A remarkable event unfold in Brussels that many people around the world might not fully understand yet. Thousands of farmers from across Europe converged on the Belgian capital to protest a planned European Union trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American countries. They brought tractors, blocked major roads, clashed with police, and made

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I explain why farmers across France blocked motorways and disrupted trains in late 2025, driven by cattle disease policy, trade deal fears and rural frustration.

French Farmer Protests Intensify: Motorways Blocked, Trains Disrupted

French farmers escalate their protests across the country in a way that disrupted daily life, blocked major motorways and even affected train services. What began as growing anger over the government’s handling of a cattle disease outbreak quickly spread into a broader movement about trade, regulation and the future of rural life. The scale of

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