Weekly cotton prices in Pakistan fluctuated by over 500 Pakistani rupees ($1.76) in different markets before August 11, 2025, amid falling production. Diverse hubs from Sindh in the country’s southeast to Punjab in the northwest preempted these wide pricing differences. Punjab’s rate per maund (37 to 40 kg) was 16,000-16,500 rupees ($56.16-57.56) while Sindh’s 16,000-16,400 rupees ($56.16-57.54). Karachi capped the spot...
Hazelnut harvest in Türkiye declines, sways chocolate spread prices
Chocolate spread prices worldwide could soon rival rising hazelnut wholesale rates in Türkiye, where the 2025 harvest battled frost. The worst cold snap since 2014 drenched the country’s Black Sea region in April 2025, downing output to 453,000 tonnes from 717,000 tonnes in 2024. Along with losses came shortage and price increments, which means hazelnut pastes are likely to grow expensive, too. In...
Lamb rates in Australia slam back-to-back records to A$12/kg
Dorper and merino traders in Australia are cashing in on record rates from tight markets with surprisingly big lamb sizes. Their rates topped A$479.50 ($312.63) a head on August 7, 2025, just days after scoring another record. Australia has had a busy marketing year at home and abroad and expects annual sheep exports to surge by 25% in 2025. At home, Griffith...
An Illinois sweet corn farm grows 1/4 of state’s supplies
Illinois is not too sweet on sweet corn, which it allocates just 8,000 acres out of 11 million acres of field corn. But one family farm is tipping acreage scales for this cuisine variety with a 25% statewide share. According to WQAD8 ABC on August 7, 2025, Neumiller Farms in Carroll County in northwestern Illinois boasts 2,000 sweet corn acres. Upon harvest,...
Ag tariffs call into India at 50% athwart booming trade
India on August 6, 2025 earned 50% U.S.’ import tariffs after rejecting a promising deal in the interest of Ag and dairy. The two sub-sectors are currently on course to registering a bumper trade year with the United States. President Donald Trump of the United States pegged the decision to India’s oil imports from Russia and traditionally high duties. If the tariff...
Stone fruits from South Africa to accost China in coming seasons
South Africa is aggressively targeting a China entry for local stone fruits by the export season beginning from October 2025, onward. According to Grond tot Mond on August 5, 2025, bilateral talks are ongoing for shipping peaches, nectarines and plums. After visiting China in end July 2025, South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen came back with high hopes. He stated that...
Aussie red meat earns supermarket bias over U.S.’ imports
Homegrown red meat remains unwaveringly popular to Aussie supermarket chains despite recent biosecurity allowances for beef imports from the United States. According to Sky News Australia on August 5,2025, even McDonald’s with its Western links confirms it will prioritize Down Under supplies. Golden Arches, an imprint of McDonald’s, serves 80 million kg of beef annually across Australia. For it, this is all...
Orange juice prices tumble and fall in the United States
Tariff exemptions have sent prices of orange juice crumbling in markets amid new fruit sugar content regulations in the United States. In cash markets, traders on August 6, 2025 had quotations maximizing at $2.3595 a pound, a US¢0.65 daily loss. On the 5th, futures had recorded a slim daily contraction by -0.27% to $2.36 a pound and then $2.34 on the 6th. The unit value...
The Nigeria sugar industry tests a compelling self-sufficiency plan
Nigeria on August 5, 2025 began exploring sugar production self-sufficiency through a roadmap by the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC). Addressing a delegation from the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), the NSDC’s Executive Secretary Kamar Bakrin tabled several remedies to revamp output. The first of these is to unlock production potential via private investments in 150,000 hectares (ha) of...
Commercial lobstering in Florida follows narrowly on mini-season
Florida will flag off its commercial spiny lobstering season on August 6, 2025, a week after the mini-season ended. This is unlike 2024 when the two seasons had a nearly two-week gap. Regulations remain similar to those of the 2024 calendar run in the ensuing eight lobstering months, till March 31, 2026. Size limits are minimum 3 inches carapace length for...