South Africa on June 4, 2025 launched the second leg of the Red Meat Information System (RMIS) Traceability Platform, in the face of smashing prices. The Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen directed the re-launch to hone sales’ accountability in the country’s meat sector. Ranchers, butchers, processing plants, logistic companies and markets will all be pooling...
The worldwide Blueberry Price Index comprising prices by 14 international retailers ended week 45 (November 3, 2025) down 1.1%, showing market stability. According to Italian Berry, Carrefour, Walmart, Albert Heijn and 11 others that week sold berries at between €5.73 and 36.76 ($6.6-42.31) a kg. The cheapest weight category was the 454-gram punnet at €5.73 ($5.44) while the...
China has suspended the 24% levy it had added above the 10% reciprocal tariffs of March 10, 2025 on mainly Ag goods from the United States. The move confirms the flagging of a such a reprieve by the White House early November. Confirmation came from Beijing’s tariff commission on November 5, which suspended the 24% additional levy...
Orchardists in the southwest of Western Australia (WA) are happy this season from looming record avocado crop, fueling oriental market desires. According to Trevor Bendotti of Bendotti Avocados via the ABC, WA is heading towards the “largest season on record.” If the projection actualizes, the state will beat the 2023-24 harvest that tailed off at...
The Texas ratoon or second rice crop is homing in but could slash drastically unless researchers combat rice delphacids. Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Beaumont so far are making efforts to contain the invasive pest. The team cites that two insecticides in use are apparently not perfect, hence the...
The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has notified companies repackaging sugar to register by November 17, 2025 for traceability standardization, amid waning production. Re-packagers need comply within the 3-week window via online registration or face enforcement including possible business suspension. The KSB usually registers all repackaging agencies from individuals to entities to whom it then extends...
The winter kiwifruit harvest is underway in northwest China, with production leader Shaanxi province using smart tech to process deliveries. A new processing plant at Zhouzhi County is currently sorting out the fruits using infrared and precision technologies to ascertain freshness and quality. According to Dahe news on November 2, 2025, the facility photographs the fruits 240...
Wisconsin ended its 2025 ginseng harvest on November 1, kickstarting a marketing campaign lasting till March 31, 2026. Some sellers are however keeping their reserves for now, waiting until tariff headwinds can weaken. The season’s start found Presidents Donald Trump of the United States and Xi Jinping of China resolving soybean issues, sidelining ginseng. In...
Declining lobster population in New England has prompted the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on October 30, 2025 to declare it overfished. A regulatory statement by the ASMFC touted that though not depleted, the population is down by 34% since 2018. Fisheries experiencing the most plunges include those near Massachusetts and Maine, the last...
China finally capitulated by promising to buy 12 million tonnes of soy from the United States, rallying hitherto flailing commodity markets. The announcement by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on October 30, 2025 followed a meeting between Presidents Xi and Trump in South Korea. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins added China will purchase 12 million tonnes...