A cautious optimism pervades Beef + Lamb NZ after the United States reportedly scrapped additional beef duty dating back to August 2025. The Minister of Trade and Agriculture Todd McClay distantly hailed the reprieve applicable to beef, kiwifruit and offal. This trio constitutes 25% of the agricultural goods New Zealand exports stateside, per a Daily Telegraph report of...
The Myanmar Avocado Producers and Exporters Association (MAVO) will channel the bulk of their Hass (Persea americana) output in 2025 to the Thailand and Singapore markets. According to the MAVO, Hass variety’s yields are top-notch this September-December peak harvest and could exceed 2024’s 3,000 tonnes. While some varieties like Buccaneer and Booth 7, among others, enjoy lush...
The world’s biggest in-shell pistachio harvest has hit the home run in California amid record-shattering production projections. 2025’s output might surpass 2023’s high of 1.5 billion pounds worth over $3 billion, but will still fall short of initial targets. Forecasts had initially projected the fall crop at 1.8 billion pounds but revised that figure downward as picking...
The end of the longest federal government shutdown on November 10, 2025 has shifted attention to the effective extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. Vital for guiding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s funding and loaning rules, the extant Farm Bill had expired on October 1. Beforehand, it had terminated severally including in President Biden’s...
India seeks to protect national agricultural seed collections and native plant species, before a November 24-29, 2025 plant genetics summit in Lima, Peru. Union Minister of Agriculture Singh Chouhan has backed the idea by promising an amendment of the Plant Variety and Farmers’ Rights Protection Authority Act. The governmental decision comes after biologists resisted proposals to expand accessibility of...
Commercial harvest returns for three salmon species on the Prince William Sound (PWS) in southern Alaska has ended 3% below the decade’s parity. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADFG) reported on November 4 that Alaska cumulatively landed 194.8 million salmon, up 88% annually. This figure updated an earlier September 2025 preliminary landings’ data,...
Robust international demand, efficient logistics and novel varieties helped South Africa up citrus exports by 22% year-on-year by October 2025. The opportune sales did not absorb the U.S.’ tariff effect, however, according to the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) on November 10, 2025. The CGA recorded shipments at 203.4 million 15-kg cartons in 2025, which topped...
Days after Typhoon Kalmaegi rushed through coffee fields in Vietnam with no significant toll, Robusta (Coffea canefora) prices are in minor retreat. According to the Tin Túc Nong Nghiep, both farm-gate rates and international futures are recently down by 300 dong ($0.01) a kg. Robusta futures at the London exchange for January 2026 deliveries contracted by...
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) marked its second back-to-back monthly decrease by 1.6% this October, with sugar the most deflationary. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 7, 2025, the FFPI touched 126.4 points, 2.1 points below September’s final. All categories weakened excepting vegetable oil which increased by 1.5 points or...
As recreational red snapper fishers launch onto Florida’s Gulf fishery this Veteran’s Day, their state is applying to fully access federal waters on the Atlantic. Governor Ron DeSantis helped on November 10, 2025 by backing the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)’s “Exempted Fishing Permit” application. A successful request will enable Florida gain management rights for the...