China on July 27, 2025 unveiled a consumer-oriented consumption vision for Ag products, including quality fresh greens from sustainable sources. Regarding the plan, the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs intends to bridge consumer needs across many levels, Reuters reported. The ministry will achieve this goal through produce quality improvements, food safety emphasis and eco-friendliness. More poignantly, the government will meet “multi-level...
United States-European Union 15% tariffs agreement favors agriculture
A United States-European Union (EU) trade concession on July 27, 2025 lowered bilateral tariffs including agricultural, echoing a similar U.S.-Japan deal. Negotiations took place at the unlikely location of Turnberry golf pitch in post-Brexit Scotland. While vacationing in this personally-owned pitch, President Donald Trump welcomed the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. After an hour of discussions, the...
Mango prices in AP, India bow down to earth amidst glut
Mango farmers in Andhra Pradesh (AP) in southeast India are coping with uncompetitive prices due to a post-monsoon surplus and low procurement. According to the Hindustani Times on July 23, 2025, the Amaravati farmers’ consortium was blaming pulp industries for limiting purchases. The bestselling mango varietal Totapuri is currently in ample supply but is garnering only minimal industrial procurement. Regarding which, a successful 2024-25 production season...
Worldwide food production to rise 14% by 2034, says OECD-FAO
Come the year 2034, production of food and fish worldwide will have increased by 14%, with 22% of calories regularly crossing borders. This is according to the 21st Outlook edition by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The OECD-FAO report pins down output improvement to arable land expansion and rising productivity in middle-income...
Beef imports traceability improvements ease Australia-U.S. redline
After redlining beef imports from the United States due to poor traceability to Mexico, Australia has finally eased controls, citing improvements. The Minister of Agriculture Julie Collins on July 23, 2025 stated that a “rigorous science” probe proved the U.S.’ biosecurity commitment, per Reuters. Acceptance comes at a time when Aussie delegations are agitating the removal of currently suspended reciprocal tariffs. ...
Japan elevates duty-free rice import quota from the U.S.
Japan intends to raise rice imports from the United States within the existing tariff-free quota. This follows a July 22, 2025 deal that cut bilateral “reciprocal” tariffs from 25% to 15%. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan and President Donald Trump of the United States both praised the tariff settlements. Although the negotiations yielded no known free trade allowances, they left...
Exotic fruits in Albania from kiwano to passion conquering Europe
The cultivation of exotic fruits, like passion (Passiflora edulis), kiwano, papaya, and dragon fruit in Albania is changing Europe’s export horticulture. For instance, elderly farmer Irakli Shkoza has already transformed 4.9 acres into a fruit paradise, according to France 24 on July 23, 2025. Six years after purchasing seeds from Africa and the Americas in 2019, Shkoza is currently exporting the offspring...
A Fiji sugar state of mind unravels as production plunges
The government of Fiji has upbraided the sugar sector’s leadership of between 2006 through 2022 for fostering ongoing meager production. Admitting the industry’s patchy state, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on July 21, 2025 called upon a parliamentary committee for urgent sugar reforms. The sugar industry of the south Pacific country benefits approximately 200,000 stakeholders, including tens of thousands of farmers...
Winter wheat harvest in 2025 almost over in the U.S.
The harvest of wheat sowed in the 2024 winter was 73% complete in 18 U.S.’ states by July 20, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Crop Progress of July 21 mentioned that southern-central states like Arkansas and Texas lead completion. By July 20, the 18 states representing 91% of the 2024 federal wheat crop had reaped 73% vis-á-vis 75% a...
Main lobster season in Canada culminates on maximum pricing
Spring lobstering in Atlantic Canada ended July 18, 2025, with lobster prices 25% above those at the start of the main season. Regarding fishers’ prices, the season began at C$10.39 ($7.50) a pound on April 20 and ended at C$12.83 ($9.38) on July 12. In-between, weekly rate fixtures experienced a consecutive downward trend from the weeks starting April 27 through June 7. According...