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...
Germany expects production of refined sugars to simmer down by 4.9% in the 2025-26 financial year, shrugging off a 2024 glut. According to Agriinsite on September 8, 2025, Germany’s sugar industry association (WVZ) forecasts an annual decrease by 0.23 million tonnes. On September 7, the WVZ put an initial output projection at 4.4 million tonnes, which could...
Between June 1 and early September 2025, lobster authorities in Nova Scotia, southeast Canada had removed 1,000 traps for placement out-of-season. The Fisheries Department recounted that by September 1 it had dislodged the thousand traps and freed 4,400 lobster. This follows the end of the main commercial season on the Atlantic coast in June, with the next starting...
About 100 million dairy farmers in India will directly reap triple benefits of cuts in the Goods and Services Tax (GST). According to the Ministry of Cooperation on September 6, 2025, inclusive dairy product, input and processing equipment levies will universally decrease. The GST for agricultural equipment will lower to 5% while that for energy gear...