The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s monthly food price index for June 2025 increased 0.5%, countered by decreases in sugar and cereals. According to a July 4 release by the FAO in Rome, the world’s food price index for June averaged 128.0 points. It rose by half percentage above the index of May 2025 due to elevated prices of meat, vegetable oil and select...
‘Sunshine Rose’ grapes from Hunan initiate 2025 export campaign in Malaysia
East-central China’s Hunan Province dispatched 13,000 kg of ‘Sunshine Rose’ or Shine Muscat grapes to Malaysia on June 3, 2025, kickstarting the 2025 export campaign. Fair weather in growing regions has helped bring shipments a month earlier this season than in the August 2024 export campaign. According to Voc, Changde city’s Customs inspected the initial batches and expedited clearance for...
Processed coffee maker JDE Peet’s draws crossfire after 10-25% price hike
Coffee giant JDE Peet’s has antagonized retailers in the Netherlands after raising processed beans prices by a maximum 25%. According to De Telegraaf on June 6, 2025, prices of aromatic coffee beans elevated to 10.69 euro ($12.59) per 500 g. This development marks an aggregate 64% increment by the processing company in the course of 1 1/2 years. The bestselling Aroma Rood brand...
Blue crab fisheries in SC absorb new catch limits
Commercial and recreational blue crab fishers in South Carolina (SC) are taking in their stride new conservation rules limiting daily catches from fisheries. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) implemented the rules on July 1, 2025, a year after passing the law. This follows a 2021 report that recorded the lowest blue crab stock in SC in half-a-century, especially peeler...
India-United States free trade deal looms on select agricultural goods
Finalizing India-United States negotiations point to a possible free trade deal on select agricultural goods by July 8, 2025. So far, Delhi has drawn a red line on sensitive agri goods such as dairy, which it won’t concede for free. Meanwhile, bilateral exchanges keen on exempting certain food produce and products had neared a breakthrough by July 4. Sources indicate an interim agreement...
Seafood exports by Norway break half-year revenue records, courtesy salmon
Uptick salmon exports, flat returns for cod and quarterly price increases have steered record half-year 2025 seafood returns by Norway. According to the Norwegian Seafood Council on July 3, 2025, half-year seafood dispatches totaling 1.3 million tonnes earned 85.2 billion Krone ($8.45 billion). Out of this, salmon topped revenue contribution at 57.8 billion Krone ($5.73 billion) after a modest growth. Cod followed at 6.8...
Lamb export prices in NZ soar, farm-gate rates need improvement
Record export prices of lamb in New Zealand at NZ $13.83 ($8.41) a kg have brought processors huge returns but farmers are yet to maximize. According to the Farmers Weekly on July 3, 2025, although farm gate rates are also strong due to tight supply, they could be better. As of June 2025, farmers were receiving NZ$9.55 ($5.80) a kg for lamb,...
Saguaro cactus harvest kickstarts brand new year in wild Arizona
It is harvest time for Arizona’s iconic saguaro cactus and therefore a brand new year for the native American community of Tohono O’odham. According to the Associated Press on July 2, 2025, the harvest began in June and will culminate as fruits ripen through early July. So culturally important is the locally-termed bahidaj cactus that its harvest must stop for good if rain falls...
Blueberry price in Poland showing varying dynamism early July 2025
The blueberry season in Eastern Europe is in full steam, with Poland beginning its harvest amid wholesale price diversity early July 2025. According to the Agro Review, Poland has begun its season with wholesale rates at between €7 and 11 euro ($8.25-12.96) a kg, as of July 1. The capital of Warsaw is witnessing the most diverse pricing range of between €7 and...
Sugar prices in New York retreat upon July 2025 contract deadline
New York sugar futures on July 1, 2025 recorded declines in prices on the final delivery date of July’25 contracts from oversupply fears. Sugar #11 or bulk raw cane sugar in New York lost by -2.09% daily, early on the July 1 deadline. The same fate overshadowed the much-traded sugar #5 or bulk raw white sugar in London, by -2.43% day-on-day. By...