Market Access for Fruit: South Africa’s citrus exporters get fresh India access after nearly a decade of talks, with India approving additional cold-treatment options that should improve quality and make logistics more flexible. Climate Risk to Food: India’s monsoon is running 13% below normal since June 4, with satellite data showing a unusually quiet Arabian Sea and dry conditions likely for parts of western/northwestern India. Farm Incomes & MSP: India’s Supreme Court hears a PIL pushing for a legally enforceable Minimum Support Price for all notified crops using Swaminathan’s C2+50% formula, plus time-bound debt relief and stronger institutional credit for small farmers. Horticulture Support: Maharashtra mango growers ask for government help as output drops 15–20%, export hurdles persist, and marketing infrastructure gaps add to losses. Export Push (Vietnam): Vietnam’s agriculture ministry accelerates market access talks for passion fruit and pomelos, including US and Japan pathways, with pest-study work underway. Southeast Asia Forests: A study flags 42 million hectares of intact forest inside concessions across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar, arguing conservation could beat commodity expansion but carbon prices are too low to drive it alone. Biogas for Rural Energy: India–Japan’s biogas push aims to build 1,000 plants and expand a biogas-powered CNG vehicle market, linking waste, energy security and rural livelihoods.