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EU Seed Imports Fall 27% as Oil Imports Jump 70%
EU Seed Imports Fall 27% as Oil Imports Jump 70%
EU rapeseed oil consumption outgrew the bloc's own oil production this season, pulling in far more imported oil even as a bumper domestic harvest shrank the need for outside seed. Read more...
UK Cheese Hits Export Record as Dairy Sinks to 25%
UK Cheese Hits Export Record as Dairy Sinks to 25%
UK cheese exports hit an all-time high in Q2 2026, even as total dairy export volume fell 25% to 277,800 tonnes, per AHDB.   Read more...
Ukraine Sunflower Oil Exports Cut in Half by Sea Pause
Ukraine Sunflower Oil Exports Cut in Half by Sea Pause
Processors can't move finished stock, and purchase prices for raw sunflower have already started falling as a result. Read more...
Japan Peach Exports To Jump 34%
Japan Peach Exports To Jump 34%
A bigger, better-sized 2026 crop is set to reverse last year's export slide, leaving more Japanese peaches and nectarines for buyers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Read more...
FDA Upgrades Blueberry Recall to Class I
FDA Upgrades Blueberry Recall to Class I
The FDA classified a Publix blueberry recall as Class I after finding a second contaminated lot from its Chilean supplier, now facing import detention. Read more...
New 50% US Tariff Hits Canadian Dairy, Ag Exports
New 50% US Tariff Hits Canadian Dairy, Ag Exports
Talks between Ottawa and Washington collapsed hours before the deadline, and Carney says Canada will match the tariffs dollar for dollar.   Read more...
US Peach Imports to Mexico Set to Grow 7%
US Peach Imports to Mexico Set to Grow 7%
Frost and hail losses are forecast to shrink Mexico's own peach crop 5% this year, widening the opening U.S. growers already hold under a zero-tariff trade deal. Read more...
Japan Cherry Production Set to Jump 25%
Japan Cherry Production Set to Jump 25%
Yamagata's rebound lands the same year a smaller U.S. sweet cherry crop tightens the supply of imports Japan still leans on. Read more...
Cotton Climbs to 89 Cents, 4th Straight Week Up
Cotton Climbs to 89 Cents, 4th Straight Week Up
USDA's latest crop report showed U.S. cotton conditions falling further behind both last year and the five-year average, and traders are already flagging risk of a pullback after the four-week... Read more...
China Tire Exports Drop; EU Duties Now Active
China Tire Exports Drop; EU Duties Now Active
The decline is in the same month new EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese tires took effect, a shift some Chinese manufacturers were already routing around by shipping from factories in... Read more...
Philippine Rice Imports Jump 20.1% in H1
Philippine Rice Imports Jump 20.1% in H1
The first-half total already covers 57% of the government's full-year import target, as El Niño concerns push the Department of Agriculture to restrict a key import grade ahead of the... Read more...
China Sets New Seed Rules to 10 Crops
China Sets New Seed Rules to 10 Crops
Genetic similarity thresholds now decide who has to prove what when a new variety looks too close to a protected one, and the U.S. government's own trade report flags concern... Read more...
El Niño Fears Lift Prices of Veg Oils, Sugar and Cocoa
El Niño Fears Lift Prices of Veg Oils, Sugar and Cocoa
The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index rose 2.0% in July, to 195.7 points, reaching its highest level since June 2022, according to data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization... Read more...
Saudi Arabia Starts Exporting Potatoes
Saudi Arabia Starts Exporting Potatoes
Desert irrigation and a fast-growing food service sector turned a decades-old self-sufficiency push into a regional export business. Read more...
Black Sea War Pushes India to Record Soyoil Imports
Black Sea War Pushes India to Record Soyoil Imports
Refiners have already booked nearly 1.4 million tons of soyoil for shipment through December, pulling in supply from China, Egypt, Thailand and Turkey alongside traditional sellers Argentina and Brazil. Read more...
Chicago Wheat Jumps 22¢ as Russia Rejects Truce
Chicago Wheat Jumps 22¢ as Russia Rejects Truce
Traders are pricing Black Sea war risk over U.S. crop conditions this week, with Ukraine's own export capacity already cut by more than half this season. Read more...
US Dairy Bets $13B as Farm Count Keeps Falling
US Dairy Bets $13B as Farm Count Keeps Falling
U.S. dairy processors are investing $13 billion across 19 states as USDA projects milk production growing 15 billion pounds by 2030 on fewer farms.   Read more...
China Sets 54.3% Anti-Dumping Rate on US Pecans
China Sets 54.3% Anti-Dumping Rate on US Pecans
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) ruled preliminarily on August 10 that pecans imported from the United States and Mexico were being dumped in the Chinese market. Importers had to start... Read more...
Colombia Coffee Exports Resume After Earthquake, Backlog Remains
Colombia Coffee Exports Resume After Earthquake, Backlog Remains
Buenaventura, which handles 60% of Colombia's coffee exports, reopened two days after the earthquake. A truck shortage and an unfinished damage assessment mean exporters are not out of the disruption... Read more...
China Buys 88% of Australia's Wool Exports
China Buys 88% of Australia's Wool Exports
China buys 88% of Australia's wool exports, and the industry's record price rally rides almost entirely on demand from a single buyer. Read more...
South African Blueberries Exports 80% of Supply to Europe
South African Blueberries Exports 80% of Supply to Europe
South Africa exported 25,584 MT of blueberries in MY2025/26, with Europe and the UK buying 80%. Read more...
Avocado Packers in Mexico Still Await US Approval
Avocado Packers in Mexico Still Await US Approval
The State of Mexico has met its own export requirements. USDA authorization to sell avocados in the US remains pending. Read more...
US Exports of Fresh Fruits to Singapore Increased to $36.4M in 2025
US Exports of Fresh Fruits to Singapore Increased to $36.4M in 2025
US fresh fruit exports to Singapore rose 6% in 2025 to $36.4M, still trailing China, Malaysia, and Australia as suppliers. Read more...
Monsoon Ventures Launches to Fund SE Asia Agtech
Monsoon Ventures Launches to Fund SE Asia Agtech
Beanstalk AgTech launched Monsoon Ventures, a studio based in Singapore funding agtech startups for smallholder farmers across six Southeast Asian markets. Read more...
Cameroon Cocoa Prices Fall as Supply Drops 20%
Cameroon Cocoa Prices Fall as Supply Drops 20%
Cameroon's marketed cocoa production fell 19.9% to a five-year low of 247,914 tons in 2025/26, even as global oversupply pushed prices down too. Read more...
El Niño Set to Cut Global Rice Output by 9M Tonnes
El Niño Set to Cut Global Rice Output by 9M Tonnes
Global rice production is projected to fall by 9 million tonnes to 536.4 million tonnes in 2026-27 amid El Niño risk and rising costs. Read more...
US Supplies $1.66 Billion of Thailand's $23.5 Billion Agricultural Imports
US Supplies $1.66 Billion of Thailand's $23.5 Billion Agricultural Imports
The US supplied $1.66B of Thailand's $23.5B in agricultural imports in 2025, per USDA. Cherries and apples gained ground while oranges and grapes fell. Read more...
US Dairy Exports Fall 5% as Cheese Volume Peaks
US Dairy Exports Fall 5% as Cheese Volume Peaks
U.S. dairy exports fell 5% in June on a milk solids equivalent basis, even as cheese exports set a new monthly volume record of 64,604 metric tons. Read more...
Australia Demands Certificates on US Meat and Produce
Australia Demands Certificates on US Meat and Produce
  Australia requires U.S. exporters to carry product-specific certificates for meat, produce, and dairy before shipments can clear its border. The requirement is detailed in a FAIRS Export Certificate Report... Read more...
Aramco Ventures Funds Mitti Labs' Asia Rice Push
Aramco Ventures Funds Mitti Labs' Asia Rice Push
Aramco Ventures led a $9.5 million round in Mitti Labs, its first Indian startup bet, funding expansion into the Philippines and Indonesia.   Read more...
China's Buying Spree Tops 2M Tons of US Soybeans
China's Buying Spree Tops 2M Tons of US Soybeans
Chinese state trading companies bought over 2 million tons of US soybeans in a week, pushing China closer to its 25-million-ton annual pledge. Read more...
Sweden's Lumber Exports to the US Fell by Half
Sweden's Lumber Exports to the US Fell by Half
Sweden's sawn softwood exports to the US fell 52% in May and 44% year to date, even as prices for US-bound lumber climbed 24%. Read more...
Heatwaves Cut EU Grain Output to 8%
Heatwaves Cut EU Grain Output to 8%
USDA's FAS cut its EU grain forecast to 266 MMT for 2026/27, an 8% drop tied to heatwave-hit yields in France, Hungary, Poland, and Germany. Read more...
US Food Makers Keep Shifting Away From Corn Syrup
US Food Makers Keep Shifting Away From Corn Syrup
US sugar deliveries rose 0.6% while HFCS fell 3.5% in early 2025/26, per a new CoBank report on shifting sweetener demand. Read more...
Murcia Grape Exports Hit Record €292M, Up 19%
Murcia Grape Exports Hit Record €292M, Up 19%
Murcia's table grape exports hit a record €292.46M in 2025, up 19%, as UK imports more than doubled to €56.28M. Germany remains the top market. Read more...
Taiwan Mangoes Sell Out in Paris Debut
Taiwan Mangoes Sell Out in Paris Debut
Taiwan's Irwin mangoes sold out in two days at Galeries Lafayette in Paris, and pre-sold out in the UK, as growers pivot away from China's 2023 ban. Read more...
Australia Overtakes US in Almond Sales to China
Australia Overtakes US in Almond Sales to China
Australia overtook the US as China's top almond supplier in 2025, selling more than 12 times the US total under zero-tariff trade access. Read more...
Blueberries from Canada Approved for Export to the Philippines
Blueberries from Canada Approved for Export to the Philippines
Fresh BC blueberries gain approval to enter the Philippines, joining the US as an authorized supplier ahead of a phased rollout through 2027. Read more...
US Food Exports to Portugal Hit Record $563M
US Food Exports to Portugal Hit Record $563M
U.S. ag, fish, and forest exports to Portugal hit a record $563M in 2025 as record tourism and EU-wide demand for consumer food grew. Read more...
Bee Shortage Cuts Blueberry Yields in Canada
Bee Shortage Cuts Blueberry Yields in Canada
BC blueberry growers face a honeybee shortage and warm winter that could cut 2026 volumes up to 26%, BCBC says, as hive costs double. Read more...
EU Fruit Imports Hit $77B
EU Fruit Imports Hit $77B
EU fruit imports reached $77.42 billion in 2025, up 20 percent. Bananas, avocados, and grapes led value, while almonds posted 47 percent growth. Read more...
US Food Sales to Poland Hit Record $888M
US Food Sales to Poland Hit Record $888M
Poland's food and ag imports hit $48 billion in 2025 as U.S. sales reached a record $888 million, led by nuts, spirits, wine, and seafood. Read more...
Australian Avocado Exports Hit Record 18,400 Tons
Australian Avocado Exports Hit Record 18,400 Tons
Australian avocado exports hit a record 18,400 tonnes in 2025, and Rabobank forecasts domestic supply will climb to a record 170,000 tonnes ahead. Read more...
Coffee's EU Output Hits €84.4Bn And 1.5M Jobs
Coffee's EU Output Hits €84.4Bn And 1.5M Jobs
A new ECF report finds coffee generates €84.4bn in direct EU value and supports 1.5 million jobs, mostly in cafes, hotels and restaurants. Read more...
India's US Tariffs Reach 28% on Most Exports
India's US Tariffs Reach 28% on Most Exports
USTR placed India in a 10% tariff tier under its new forced-labor rules, exempting 45% of its exports while the rest stacks to 28%. Read more...
US Tariffs Push Swiss Cheesemakers to Cut Output
US Tariffs Push Swiss Cheesemakers to Cut Output
The US once bought about 13% of Gruyère sales, and cheesemakers say that kind of demand doesn't come back overnight. Read more...
Australia Now Supplies 67% of China's Malting Barley
Australia Now Supplies 67% of China's Malting Barley
Australia now supplies 67% of China's malting barley, but new varieties will decide if that lead holds, says a top Chinese maltster. Read more...
US Hits Thai Rice With 12.5% Tariff
US Hits Thai Rice With 12.5% Tariff
The US hit Thailand with a 12.5% tariff on rice and other exports July 24, 2026, over gaps in its forced-labor import rules. Read more...
South Korea Adds 10,000 Metric Tons to Sprout-Soybean Import Quota as Prices Rise
South Korea Adds 10,000 Metric Tons to Sprout-Soybean Import Quota as Prices Rise
South Korea raised its 2026 sprout-soybean import quota by 10,000 metric tons on July 13 to ease a price-driven supply squeeze, MAFRA said.   Read more...
India's Buying Rush To Squeeze Global Palm Oil Supply
India's Buying Rush To Squeeze Global Palm Oil Supply
India's edible oil imports are set to climb to 1.5 million tons a month, squeezing supplies from Indonesia to Brazil before festival season.   Read more...