The U.S.’ Ag secretary Brooke Rollins has again passed advisory against cattle crossings from Mexico over fresh screwworm larvae cases. This is happening just a few days after a two-month closure of cattle shipments from Mexico beginning May 11 ended on July 7, 2025. The Agriculture Secretary on July 9 announced the fresh closure after a herd newly turned positive...
Wine tariff countdown starts for South Africa
On June 7, 2025, the U.S.’ President Donald Trump confirmed the August 1 tariff deadline for imports from South Africa, including for well-performing wine. SA was one of 21 nations that got new tariff letters from the White House between July 7 and 9. Select other recipients included the Philippines, Brunei, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Japan, South Korea and Sri Lanka....
A China king crab backwater dominates 80% of national supplies
Landlocked Hunchun city in Jilin Province on the China border with Russia and North Korea is checkmating conventional sea ports in king crab supplies. Situated 42 km from the nearest port in Russia and 15 km off the Sea of Japan, Hunchun nevertheless gets crustacean riches first. According to Xinhua on July 8, 2025, the city is the first stop of crabbing...
Spring lobster fisheries in Canada a hit before Shediac Festival
Spring 2025 lobster fisheries in Atlantic Canada have been generally successful and will add an icing to the July 9-13 Shediac Festival. Despite price dissatisfaction that initiated the current season in late April, fishers have lately posted decent landings. Good tidings are especially true of lobstering activities on the Prince Edward Island (P.E.I). Charlie McGeoghegan, chairman at the Lobster Fishers of PEI Marketing Board told PEI...
Sugar and cereals counter strong global food prices in June 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s monthly food price index for June 2025 increased 0.5%, countered by decreases in sugar and cereals. According to a July 4 release by the FAO in Rome, the world’s food price index for June averaged 128.0 points. It rose by half percentage above the index of May 2025 due to elevated prices of meat, vegetable oil and select...
‘Sunshine Rose’ grapes from Hunan initiate 2025 export campaign in Malaysia
East-central China’s Hunan Province dispatched 13,000 kg of ‘Sunshine Rose’ or Shine Muscat grapes to Malaysia on June 3, 2025, kickstarting the 2025 export campaign. Fair weather in growing regions has helped bring shipments a month earlier this season than in the August 2024 export campaign. According to Voc, Changde city’s Customs inspected the initial batches and expedited clearance for...
Processed coffee maker JDE Peet’s draws crossfire after 10-25% price hike
Coffee giant JDE Peet’s has antagonized retailers in the Netherlands after raising processed beans prices by a maximum 25%. According to De Telegraaf on June 6, 2025, prices of aromatic coffee beans elevated to 10.69 euro ($12.59) per 500 g. This development marks an aggregate 64% increment by the processing company in the course of 1 1/2 years. The bestselling Aroma Rood brand...
Blue crab fisheries in SC absorb new catch limits
Commercial and recreational blue crab fishers in South Carolina (SC) are taking in their stride new conservation rules limiting daily catches from fisheries. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) implemented the rules on July 1, 2025, a year after passing the law. This follows a 2021 report that recorded the lowest blue crab stock in SC in half-a-century, especially peeler...
India-United States free trade deal looms on select agricultural goods
Finalizing India-United States negotiations point to a possible free trade deal on select agricultural goods by July 8, 2025. So far, Delhi has drawn a red line on sensitive agri goods such as dairy, which it won’t concede for free. Meanwhile, bilateral exchanges keen on exempting certain food produce and products had neared a breakthrough by July 4. Sources indicate an interim agreement...
Seafood exports by Norway break half-year revenue records, courtesy salmon
Uptick salmon exports, flat returns for cod and quarterly price increases have steered record half-year 2025 seafood returns by Norway. According to the Norwegian Seafood Council on July 3, 2025, half-year seafood dispatches totaling 1.3 million tonnes earned 85.2 billion Krone ($8.45 billion). Out of this, salmon topped revenue contribution at 57.8 billion Krone ($5.73 billion) after a modest growth. Cod followed at 6.8...