Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- Enest Group Berhad transferred its listing from Bursa Malaysia's LEAP Market to the ACE Market on 15 July 2026, almost seven years after it became the first publicly listed raw clean edible bird's nest producer.

ASEAN Records recognised the company for that first-listing status. The award was presented on 20 October 2026 at Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL Midtown, during the 10th Gather of Achievers – ASEAN Records & ASIA Records Gala Night 2026. Chief Operating Officer Lok Chyi Yeu accepted it on stage.

SAN ANTONIO – October 30, 2026 -- Venezuelan food and beverage group Empresas Polar has acquired Ricos Products Co., a San Antonio supplier of nacho cheese sauce, chips and popcorn that sells in more than 80 countries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The deal closed through Polar's subsidiary Alimentos Polar International, Inc. Ricos' operations and management team stay in place, and the company remains headquartered in San Antonio.

CHANGSHA, China – October 30, 2026 -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. unveiled the 9DX hybrid tractor, with a peak output of 1,600 horsepower, at the 2026 China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition on Oct. 26. The company describes it as the world's most powerful tractor.

Morton Grove – October 30, 2026 -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) will report third-quarter 2026 financial results on November 12, 2026, after market close, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

LAS VEGAS – October 30, 2026 -- Samyang Corporation is introducing a tapioca-based resistant dextrin to the North American market at SupplySide Global 2026, adding a non-corn option to its existing corn-based fiber line.

Samyang adds tapioca-based fiber to its corn-derived resistant dextrin range

The company is targeting customers seeking alternatives to corn-derived ingredients. Jung Jisuk, Head of the Food Business Unit, said diverse ingredient selection criteria make integrated solutions essential.

Duluth, Georgia – October 29, 2026 -- AGCO reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.3 billion, down 8.6% year-over-year, as weak demand in Europe/Middle East and Latin America outweighed a 35.1% constant-currency sales jump in North America. Excluding a 0.1% favorable currency effect, sales declined 8.7%.

Reported earnings were $0.75 per share, against $4.09 in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted earnings fell to $1.05 per share from $1.35.

SHERIDAN – October 29, 2026 -- The global agrochemical market will reach US$387.7 billion by 2031, according to a new Wissen Research report. It attributes the growth to crop protection demand, shifting regulation and wider use of precision technologies such as agricultural drones.

EWING, N.J. – October 28, 2026 -- GS1 US has launched Rapid Record, an SMS-based tool that lets produce growers log traceability data in the field without installing an app or relying on Wi-Fi. The tool is included with a GS1 US membership.

Text prompts guide growers through four event types

Growers record harvesting, cooling, initial packing and shipping events through guided text prompts. Completed digital records go to an email address designated by the grower's organization.

TAMPA, Fla. – October 28, 2026 -- Yara North America has made two biostimulant products commercially available in the U.S., reporting trial returns on investment of up to 15:1 in potatoes for one of them.

The products, YaraAmplix PROCOTE OPTIMIZE and YaraAmplix OPTITRAC, follow more than 10 years of research and development, multiyear global trials and four years of U.S. field trials across diverse growing conditions and crops.

RALEIGH – October 28, 2026 -- Syngenta awarded five college students $2,000 each, $10,000 in total, through the new Durastak Traits of Tomorrow Scholarship, a program aimed at building the talent pipeline for agriculture and STEM careers.