Currently tariff-exempt Northwest sweet cherries (Prunus avium) might see summer 2025’s production reach 213,800 tonnes, a 10% annual increase.  Harvests will run June through August in Washington, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah in the Northwest, alongside Michigan. This timing coincides with the stoppage period for the enforcement of  “Trump’s tariffs” till end July 2025. The top U.S.’ cherry import markets such...

Beginning May 23 through 27, global sugar prices have inclined lower to US¢17 a pound, following international surplus prospects. On May 23, 2025, sugar no.11 (raw) for July delivery in New York slid by -1.69% daily margin, to US¢17.72 a pound. This was even as sugar no.5 (white) in London lost in the daily price category by -1.93%. Nearly a...

India has recorded 1.24 to 1.3% index points increase in the vegetable price category in May 2025, due to climate change. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 21, temperature rises contributed 1.3% price increment while ample rainfall 1.24%. RBI’s State of the Economy bulletin highlighted how both rainfall and temperatures sent price shockwaves at diverse times. The bulletin also mentioned...

Global cocoa beans are 20% more expensive in May 2025 than in April, a valuation gain reflecting recent quality declines in Ivory Coast. Despite a global cocoa reserve rally by 10% in 2025 after months of deficits, prices are ironically up from quality concerns. Some chocolate companies in Europe have lately returned poor imports from Abidjan, according to Anadolu Ajansi.   ...

India looks onto record wheat production thanks to a wet monsoon that favored grain formation, despite recent weather vagaries.  Official estimates for the outgoing 2024-25 marketing season (April 2024 to March 2025) are at 15.3 million tonnes, the highest ever. In contrast, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 2, 2025 forecast the 2024-25 harvest at 113.3 million tonnes.  The foreign agency...

Export prices of American goods including agricultural increased by 2% between April 2024 and April 2025 before Trump’s tariffs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics (BLS) on May 20, 2025, while export rates gained, import prices declined by 0.1% year-on-year (y-o-y). Agricultural export prices gained 1.9% y-o-y, the highest rise since the record 3.1% growth for the year ending February 2023.  All...

A June 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, could change depleting sardines fisheries of Atlantic Africa.  Organized by France and Costa Rica, the summit is “the final chance” to revamp the regional ocean population of small fish species. Their stock has barrelled downward since promises of the Lisbon conference of 2022 ran on empty. Attending the conference are...

Consumers in Uganda are growing cognizant with a marginal rise in foodstuff prices, especially sugar, which had bottomed out for months. In May 2025, retail sugar has elevated from 3,800 to 4,500 Uganda shillings ($1.04-1.23) in various areas.  The rate is still below January 2024’s 5,000-shillings ($1.37)-a-kg that marked the start of a yearlong price fall. Influential factors for the spike include a...

The Minnesota 2025 walleye season has recorded rising fishing licensure since its May 10 opener, in a run lasting till November 30. According to WJON on May 16, 2025, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) put annual license sales as up by 6%. Some of the licensees have rushed to the bounteous northern lakes’ region where they have recorded early gains.  It...

Vietnam is leveraging cherry supplies from emerging greenhouses of China that are offering importers 50% the international price.  Ho Chi Minh City’s specialty fruit vendor Thanh Loan told VNExpress on May 18, 2025 of prices hugging 0.5 million dong ($19.26) a kg. Loan purchased 2 kg of China’s cherries at almost 1.2 million dong ($46.22), the same price for 1 kg of...