Cameroon is topping regional cocoa bean prices at 5,000 CFA Francs ($8.59) a kg in exchanges, despite a worldwide slump. According to a Cocoaradar report, the nation pays better rates than neighbors Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana. The National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) meanwhile reported the export price at 3,890 CFA Francs ($6.68) a kg on September 10, 2025. In its...

The culminating Pacific salmon harvest in Alaska had scored 185 million fish by September 9, 2025, nearing the season’s landings target.  According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), total deliveries of five Pacific species crossed 80% of seasonal projections. With only a fortnight till the main season fades out, the species quintet added a cumulative 4 million...

Puffed baked potatoes with skin on are besieging stores in Ireland, with salad giant Subway unveiling a new jacket potato line. The company had by September 5, 2025 unrolled its fluffy tubers across nationwide stores. It will be serving these with cheese, tuna in mayonnaise, chicken tikka, among other toppings. This marks the first time the delectable product has achieved full-blown...

Apple farmers in the Prince Edward Island (PEI) are hoping for a good harvest after starting early this fall amid dry conditions.  After an early spring followed by a prolonged heat wave in July through August, the crop bloomed earlier than normal.  With u-pick harvests already underway starting the first week of September 2025, orchard operators are predicting a decent...

Australia has newly shipped fresh jujubes from China under new shipping terms during Down Under’s off-season.  Initiating the chain is retailer Jetbest Group, which hailed the arrival of its first consignment at the end of the domestic season. The group says the dispatch came after the February-April Australian jujube season and therefore only complements local retail. Import representatives worked hand-in-hand with China’s...

Germany expects production of refined sugars to simmer down by 4.9% in the 2025-26 financial year, shrugging off a 2024 glut.  According to Agriinsite on September 8, 2025, Germany’s sugar industry association (WVZ) forecasts an annual decrease by 0.23 million tonnes. On September 7, the WVZ put an initial output projection at 4.4 million tonnes, which could change in later forecasts.  The...

Between June 1 and early September 2025, lobster authorities in Nova Scotia, southeast Canada had removed 1,000 traps for placement out-of-season. The Fisheries Department recounted that by September 1 it had dislodged the thousand traps and freed 4,400 lobster. This follows the end of the main commercial season on the Atlantic coast in June, with the next starting December. During the lull period,...

About 100 million dairy farmers in India will directly reap triple benefits of cuts in the Goods and Services Tax (GST).  According to the Ministry of Cooperation on September 6, 2025, inclusive  dairy product, input and processing equipment levies will universally decrease. The GST for agricultural equipment will lower to 5% while that for energy gear will slash from 12% to...

Israel on September 4, 2025 inked a deal to grow wheat in Moldova through remote seed and agritech support for food security. Under the contemporary “full shelves” policy and the “Treat wheat” initiative of 2022, Israel eyes 30% wheat sufficiency by 2035. The business-oriented production exchange represents the first bilateral gesture with Moldova since Israel opened its embassy there early 2025.  According...

Azerbaijan has recorded 536 tonnes or $1.7 million in avocado imports in the half-year (H1) 2025 ending June, an exponential improvement. According to the southwestern Asia country’s State Statistical Committee, this was a 28% value spike and 13% volume increment from half-year 2024. Peru led trade momentum in H1 2025 by supplying 253 tonnes worth $837,000 or 50% of the total quantity...