A United Nations (UN) climate emissions summit is happening September 24, 2025 in New York amid governments’ plans to overspend in fossil fuels. Despite these setbacks, the New York City Climate Week will still keep the global warming discourse alive by holding over 1,000 events. Participant Helen Clarkson, the Chief Executive at The Climate Group...
Cocoa butter exports from January to August 2025 earned Peru approximately US$106.8 million adrift global premium trade, per an Agrodata report. According to Agraria, Lima shipped over 5,786.5 tonnes of the product worth a free-on-board (FOB) value above US$106 million. This export value surpasses that for the entire financial year 2023 that had garnered $71.1 million,...
Soybean futures in Chicago lost to a 1 1/2-month low on September 22, 2025 while corn’s rates rallied around ethanol demand. At dawn trade, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)’s top contract shed 0.1% from the earlier session to $10.24 1/4 per bushel. This lowest performance since August 12 aligns with prediction by the U.S....
At a time when prices of young cattle weighing 750 pounds are up stateside, ranchers are maximizing profits through value-added programs. Stepping up the game are independent process verified providers helping farmers reap added value from their cattle. One such provider is IMI Global, which Minneapolis-based DTN news on September 18, 2025 featured in connection with North Carolina farmer,...
The Time2Graze project through the Global Methane Hub is assembling 35 partner organizations in Latin America and Africa to perpetually track optimal pasture levels. Among these countries is Uganda, a cattle-dense nation. While leveraging farmers’ optimal feed management practices, the project will also boost feed digestibility by tracking pasture suitability rates. Studies show that only a 10%...
Two major developments have lately turned the spoke for blueberry exports from Zimbabwe to China, including export authorization on September 4, 2025. According to the Zimbabwe Herald Online on September 17, 2025, the authorization touches on phytosanitary protocols for growers and exporters. To meet the aseptic mandate, shippers must only pack fruits from registered orchards and the...
Commercial fishers of the most coveted mollusc in South Africa await an October 2025 governmental decision on suspended rights to fish abalone. The sector anticipates a Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment (DFFE)’s promise to review around 140 appeals by sidelined fishers before October 31. These appeals are by those whom the Deputy Director-General of Fisheries...
The latest 2025-26 production projections point to a record 16.8 billion bushels of corn on American farms, adrift historic acreage expansion. In its September 12, 2025 Crop Production report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) raised current corn acreage to 98.7 million acres. This is a 9% improvement year-on-year (y-o-y) from the 2024 cultivated area...
After not meeting targets for three years, the Philippines has reinstated its top 3 sugar quota recipient status by the United States. According to the Business Mirror on September 17, 2025, the PH will start its sugar export year on October 1 with new quota. The 2025-26 batch is at 145,235 metric tonne raw value (MTRV),...
Michigan in the northern United States has recorded selective export revenue drops from agriculture in quarter 1, 2025, due to tariffs. According to the state’s Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) via Thumb Wind on September 16, 2025, apples, wheat, soy and cherries all slashed sales. Apple exports in Q1 2025 shrunk by 58% year-on-year (y-o-y)...