A mega agro-industrial plant for processing cassava, rice and maize is beginning in western the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The joint public-private project got clearance on October 1, 2025 at Mbanza-Ngungu, Kongo Central province, costing $1 billion. With a land lease for 99 years, the plant will cover 104,000 hectares with an annual output of 0.7 million tonnes. According to...
Beef retail prices escalate 13% y-o-y as U.S. counts less cattle
Drastically declining cattle inventories have made ground beef retail prices in the U.S. 13% dearer August 2025 than a year back. This is according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. By August, prices of steak and minced beef had surged by 16.6% and 12.8%, respectively, year-on-year (y-o-y). The two figures excel the annual inflation climbs for general food at 3.2%...
Authority shuts cryptocurrency farm mining on agricultural land in Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture & Safety Authority (ADAFSA) on September 30, 2025 banned cryptocurrency mining activities on farm land. All services that ADAFSA extends to farms in the UAE capital will cease for unheeding landlords, alongside a 100,000-dirham ($27,230) fine. Landowners or tenants that continue the activity will suffer confiscation of their cryptocurrency hardware and disconnection from the electric grid. ...
The 2025-2026 UK sugar campaign starts on low carbon note
The first beet deliveries for the 2025-26 UK sugar processing campaign have reached a newly revamped sustainability factory at Newark, east-central England. According to the Newark Advertiser, initial beets arrived on September 30, 2025 at the upgraded £1-million ($1.347 million) eco-friendly premises. After belatedly closing the 2024-25 season in March, the factory is readying for another annual sugar production median of 200,000 tonnes....
The Midwest soy crop nurses muted prices without Sino-American trade
Soy farmers in the American Midwest are experiencing softened prices due to a China boycott that has sent ripple effects globally. As of September 29, 2025, cash prices at the U.S. CmdtyView were US¢3.5 down day-on-day, to $9.34 1/4 a bushel. The prices faltered after a brief rally occasioned by a diplomatic call between President Trump of the United States and Xi of China....
Tomato market in the United States about steady fall 2025
Relative market steadiness informs tomato supplies across the United States end September 2025, with deliveries hovering from light to moderate. According to the Tomato Fax Report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on September 29, most terminals were espousing ‘about steady’ trade. In central California, conventional tomato deliveries at 4,625 units (each 40,000 pounds) were slightly above 2024’s 3,615 units, year-to-date...
Death sentence for China’s ex-Ag minister spotlights agriculture spending
China on September 28, 2025 sentenced former Minister of Agriculture & Rural Affairs Tang Renjian to a suspended death for embezzlement, invoking Ag spending focus. According to Reuters, the minister got a death sentence with reprieve at a court in the northeast province of Jilin. The ex-minister apparently amassed money and material wealth amounting to above 268 million yuan ($37.7 million) from...
Madani village agriculture model expands in Malaysia’s Penang state
Malaysia’s Madani Adopted Village program on September 28, 2025 disbursed 2.138 million ringgit ($507,347) to fund agriculture in Tasek Gelugor on Penang island. This follows a roll out in 42 villages elsewhere early 2025 at 100 million ringgit ($27.7 million), per the Ministry of Finance. The current drive targets farming/animal husbandry activities in the kampungs (villages) of Guar Petai, Labuh Banting, Tok...
Phenomenally lucrative Washington Dungeness crab season signing off
Not easily beatable, the ending 2024-25 Pacific Northwest commercial Dungeness crab season has brought Washington state some $88 million in ex-vessel value. By September 21, 2025, commercial landings had amounted to 12.1 million pounds, alongside over 4 million pounds from tribal fisheries. This lowest catch volume since 2021 nevertheless brought the penultimate highest landing value ever after 2021-2022’s $88 million. Although the...
Essential produce prices in India sink lowest in 36 months
Farmers in India are courting sunken prices of essential produce such as onions, urad and soybeans, currently lowest in three seasons. Internal stocks are contributing somewhat to the decline, with each crop either in excess from imports or low exports. Onions are currently having low export momentum long after the union government resumed exports to places like the UAE after bans. India’s...