India expects sugar production to rise to 35 million tonnes in the 2025-26 marketing year, fueling industry concerns on exports and prices. Out of this October 2025-September 2026 seasonal total, 5 million tonnes will constitute ethanol while 31.5 million tonnes sugar. The above National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF)’s sugar output projection almost equals 2023’s record...
Aussie agriculture, fisheries and forestry production value will reach an unprecedented A$106.4 billion ($69.66 billion) in 2025-26, courtesy robust wheat and livestock sectors. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), solo agricultural output will reach A$99.5 billion ($65.1 billion). The ABARES’ executive director Dr. Jared Greenville said the winning...
It’s strawberry harvest season in Egypt, whose start a fortnight earlier in November has occasioned glut and prompted additional fresh cargo flights. Some traders have cited that their production in 2025 has increased by 50% year-on-year, pressuring market prices. The surplus is headed for Europe – and Egypt is turning to extra charter flights and extending...
Lobstermen in Southwest Nova Scotia cast their gear into waters on ‘Dumping Day’ November 24, 2025, ushering a six-month lobster trapping season. By the time the exciting ‘day 1’ was nearing its climax at midnight, fishers were busy hauling in their initial catch. This winter lobstering marathon is taking place in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFA) 33...
Prices of wheat in the European Union (EU) dipped to near-October lows on November 27, 2025 from surplus and the U.S.’ Thanksgiving holiday. Futures at Euronext in Paris rated down to 190.5 euro ($220.9) a tonne in evening contracts on the 26th, per the BRecorder. This way they almost echoed the low of 189.75 euro ($217.4)/tonne of...
India projects a 1% increase in kharif (autumn) rice output for the harvest that began October – but expects dips in pulses. The national Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development released this its first of four projections on November 26, 2025. Docket minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan put rice production at 124.5 million...
After warm weather delays, Texas kicked off its 2025-26 winter rainbow trout season on November 26 just before Thanksgiving. The November 26-March 6 run offers anglers access to 335,048 fish released by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). This season’s stock projection will be slightly below that at the beginning of the 2024-25 timeline...
The United Nations (UN) on November 25, 2025 voted to re-adopt a 2007 agricultural technology resolution for sustainable development by Israel. 129 nations voted in favor, 29 not for and 15 boycotted, technically giving Israel’s vision a nod. The UN has been mulling this sustainable technology agenda since 2007, and had at one time adopted...
PM Sir Keir Starmer’s administration is aiming the UK’s Autumn Budget at a new sugar tax on commercial milk-based treats. According to the Independent, this will render milk products no longer exempt from the 2018 soft drinks industry levy (SDIL). Health secretary Wes Streeting has already confirmed a January 1, 2028 implementation date for the levy...
Eager to recover 1980s’ glory, pineapple exporters in Fiji are staging a comeback to the New Zealand market via a gaining cultivar. On November 19, 2025, the country shipped a 3-tonne trial cargo of popular Ripley Queen pineapple to Auckland. Coordinating the breakthrough was the Minister of Agriculture and Waterways Tomasi Tunabuna who praised the...