The price of live cattle in Uganda is up owing to recent drought, foregoing year-long quarantine and surging exports. In late March 2025, Masindi, Kabarole (Fort Portal), and Kazo in western Uganda all witnessed uptick cow prices. Traders here were offering quotations of 1.3 million ($352) shillings per cow, up from from 1 million shillings ($272). Besides,...
Coinciding with uptick fruit exports from New Zealand, PIQA Pears is bringing premium pear decadence to Asia and beyond. One such is the strikingly scarlet, heart-shaped PIQA® Red. A rebrand of the erstwhile PIQABoo®, the relaunched fruit is bound for the vast export market of China. Aptly, it is a versatile blend of Chinese, Japanese and European pear qualities. ...
Cocoa farmers in Ghana have gained a marginal 0.03% farm gate price increase for the 2025-26 season. According to a letter by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to registered traders, the price remains 3,100 cedi ($199.3) per 64 kg. Equivalent to 49,600 cedi ($3,189) a tonne, the latest fixture mirrors the last increase in October 2024 of 48,000 cedi ($3,062). The...
After indecision to arrive at a seasonal price, Atlantic Canada will finally set snow crab rates on April 10, 2025. The 2025 season has had a quite interesting delay owing to the price stalemate affiliated to the 25% China/U.S. tariffs. Initially, the Fish, Food, and Allied Workers Union (FFAW) and the Association of Seafood Producers...
China on April 7, 2025 launched an ambitious three-stage agricultural plan that will make rural areas modern by the mid-century. With it, the Central Committee of the Communist Party aims to boost productivity and farmers’ earnings through technology, mechanization and pricing. Once realized, the “strong agriculture” plan will have overcome currently predominant small-scale farming and transform...
New Zealand’s fruit exporters are seizing the moment amid robust kiwifruit production and tight apple supplies set adrift unrelenting demand. According to the national export agency Zespri, apple prices remain impressive due to tight supplies against overwhelming demand. Shipments will however increase gradually as the generally 11-week apple harvest begins later in April through mid-May. Also...
Namibia and the Maghreb expect possible locust swarms later in 2025 and are preparing digitally and mechanically. The cabinet of Namibia convened in early April 2025 to discuss potential outbreaks of pests including locusts that echo a 2024 scare. Normal and above-normal rains in strategic farming areas such as the Zambezi have sparked this latest alert. In 2024, minor...
The global food price index broke even in March 2025 through balanced rises in vegetable oils against declines in sugar rates. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Food Price Index, demand metrics influenced most changes. While all food classes remained put at 127.1 points from February, cereals at 109.7 points and sugar at 116.9 points...
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) will navigate the 10% beef tariff that the U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 3, 2024. The equal duty on various Aussie products happened despite speculation by the local beef industry of possible exemption. In a press briefing on April 4, MLA’s MD Michael Crowley however owned to have anticipated the...
A year after China signed agreements that favored lychee imports from Vietnam, the cross-border Hekou port anticipates expansive 2025 trade. Each early summer, the port receives thousands of tonnes of lychees from Vietnam. Back in May 2024 alone, 6,600 tonnes of the fruit passed via the harbor. With its well-developed rail infrastructure and fast custom clearance,...