BRICS Wrap (India): PM Modi said BRICS must tackle “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals while pushing cooperation on trade, supply chains, startups, and infectious disease control, as the New Delhi Declaration landed after 140 points of outcomes. Agri Trade & Food Security (Philippines): The Philippines may import more higher-percentage broken rice as global supply tightens; it also suspended fresh ube exports to protect local planting material amid rising global interest. Farm Inputs & Prices (India): India’s textile lobby asked for a 6-month extension of duty-free raw cotton imports beyond Oct 31, warning it could pressure cotton prices when the new crop arrives. Farm Power (India): A Telangana MLA distributed transformers and grid equipment to boost uninterrupted electricity for agriculture. Drylands Push (Global South): Dryland Congress 2026 adopted the Delhi Declaration on Drylands, calling for South–South and triangular cooperation, better data systems, and research-to-farm “living laboratories.” Soybeans (US–China): China bought about 1m tons of US soybeans this week plus another 340k tons reported by USDA, supporting shipments into Dec–Feb as harvest nears.