El Niño continues to dampen industry projections across South America. Earlier this week, severe rain and hail hit south-central Chile, where the Andean country concentrates most of its fruit production.
It could be a challenging situation–maintaining the interest of new customers once a crisis in the industry has largely passed. Such could be the case for greenhouse lettuce growers and what some of them saw following this past summer's Cyclospora outbreak.
Agricultural insurance in Catalonia approaches 1.800 million insured in 2025 and Agroseguro expects lower claims and more contracts in 2026.
Iowa farmers who plant eligible cover crops this fall can receive a $5-per-acre discount on their 2027 crop insurance premiums through a state program.
New legislation introduced in Congress aims to give cattle producers additional tools to manage financial risk as the U.S. begins to rebuild its cattle herd, which remains at its lowest level in decades.
Pakistan produces about 55.7 million metric tons of storable dry agricultural commodities, yet approved warehouses can hold only 326,000 metric tons.
Canada’s farmers struggled to harvest this year’s crops due to an unseasonably wet September, and farmers and crop quality assessors reported damage to pulse crops and spring wheat in one of the world’s top-five world wheat exporters.
Grain SA calls for urgent government action on affordable crop insurance as severe rainfall shortages threaten the Swartland wheat crop and South Africa’s production capacity.
A ‘State Veterinary Policy’ is on the cards in Rajasthan, a senior official in the animal husbandry department said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage for California olive growers, making insurance coverage available for the oil olive type in Alameda, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Yuba counties.
Lasaco Assurance Plc has obtained formal approval to offer agricultural insurance products, marking a pivotal advancement in the company’s strategic expansion and its commitment to Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
Poland is changing the rules for subsidised crop insurance from autumn 2026.
UPA Castilla-La Mancha promotes new days on agricultural insurance to strengthen the protection of farmers and ranchers against climate change.
As insurance companies in Nigeria continue to be more responsive to their claims payment obligations, a consortium of insurance companies led by Leadway Assurance Company Limited, in collaboration with Rex Insurance Limited, NSIA Insurance Limited, AIICO Insurance Plc, and Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), has disbursed ₦181,917,900 as insurance claims to livestock herders across Adamawa, Bauchi, and Plateau States under the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) programme.
Orange growers in Amravati district, India, are facing water shortages and October heat following a 43% rainfall deficit during the monsoon. Growers report increased fruit drop, reduced fruit size, and difficulties maintaining orchards.
A windstorm accompanied by rainfall has damaged 80 of approximately 400 plastic tunnels used for commercial vegetable cultivation in Thulolumphek, Gulmi district, Nepal.