Chicago-based McDonald’s USA on September 15, 2025 announced a $200-million regenerative beef farming investment in the United States. The company will partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and other national agencies to promote sustainable ranching. Funds will maintain watershed ecosystems, restore overgrazed pastures and modernize ranch infrastructure. At the core of the announcement is...
An ambitious Indonesia-Vietnam vision to export tropical lobster (Panulirus homarus spp) through seed hatching has prompted smuggling controls. Indonesia’s VP Gibran Rakabuming Rakka on September 10, 2025 directed the ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries to sanction seed smuggling. According to the Minister of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries Sakti Wahyu, smuggling via Vietnam wastes 16 trillion rupiah ($974.88...
The North American pumpkin spice season has earned a heady peak, with a gourd shattering weight records in eastern Canada. On September 13, 2025, a half-tonne specimen won the Mammoth Pumpkin Stake at the Spencerville Fair in Johnstone, Ontario. 18 year-old Noah Devisser scooped the winning prize after presenting his 508-kilo pumpkin, smashing the existing record of 478...
Marginal losses in wheat rates by $4 a tonne week-on-week continue to hound Russia into early September 2025, reprising July lows. Wheat with 12.5% protein softened to $228-230 a tonne under free-on-board (FOB) export terms, per the SovEcon agency. Earlier in July, Russia had exported 2.5 million tonnes amid low quotations, the steepest monthly export drop since...
The agriculture GDP in South Africa increased by 2.8% in quarter 2 (Q2) 2025, a quick reprise of quarter 1 (Q1)’s surge by 18.6%. Statistics South Africa stated in early September 2025 that this stellar jump amid tough global trade injected 0.1% points to the national GDP growth. The national GDP meanwhile improved by 0.8% quarter-to-quarter, above...
Cameroon is topping regional cocoa bean prices at 5,000 CFA Francs ($8.59) a kg in exchanges, despite a worldwide slump. According to a Cocoaradar report, the nation pays better rates than neighbors Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana. The National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) meanwhile reported the export price at 3,890 CFA Francs ($6.68) a kg on...
The culminating Pacific salmon harvest in Alaska had scored 185 million fish by September 9, 2025, nearing the season’s landings target. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), total deliveries of five Pacific species crossed 80% of seasonal projections. With only a fortnight till the main season fades out, the species quintet...
Puffed baked potatoes with skin on are besieging stores in Ireland, with salad giant Subway unveiling a new jacket potato line. The company had by September 5, 2025 unrolled its fluffy tubers across nationwide stores. It will be serving these with cheese, tuna in mayonnaise, chicken tikka, among other toppings. This marks the first time the...
Apple farmers in the Prince Edward Island (PEI) are hoping for a good harvest after starting early this fall amid dry conditions. After an early spring followed by a prolonged heat wave in July through August, the crop bloomed earlier than normal. With u-pick harvests already underway starting the first week of September 2025, orchard...
Australia has newly shipped fresh jujubes from China under new shipping terms during Down Under’s off-season. Initiating the chain is retailer Jetbest Group, which hailed the arrival of its first consignment at the end of the domestic season. The group says the dispatch came after the February-April Australian jujube season and therefore only complements local retail. Import...