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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...
US Seafood Exports to Thailand Jump 60%
US Seafood Exports to Thailand Jump 60%
US seafood exports to Thailand hit $140 million in 2025, up 60%. American suppliers still hold just 3-4% of Thailand's $4.5B seafood import market. Read more...
World Coffee Prices Fall 25% as Global Supply Climbs to a Record High
World Coffee Prices Fall 25% as Global Supply Climbs to a Record High
USDA forecasts record 189.7 million bags of world coffee production for 2026/27 as Brazil's Arabica crop rebounds and prices fall 25%.   Read more...
UK Suspends UAN Fertilizer Tariff Through 2028, Effective August 5
UK Suspends UAN Fertilizer Tariff Through 2028, Effective August 5
The UK suspended tariffs on UAN fertilizer and 21 other agricultural products, effective August 5 through 2028, covering $145 million in U.S. trade. Read more...
New 50% Tariffs on Canada Also Cover Cut Flowers, Seeds and Nursery Stock
New 50% Tariffs on Canada Also Cover Cut Flowers, Seeds and Nursery Stock
The duties take effect Aug. 19 regardless of USMCA status. Nursery and floriculture shippers now face the same 50% rate, despite having no stake in the dispute over dairy and... Read more...
USDA Sends $235M in Food Aid to Ethiopia and Sudan. Calls It a Push for 'Self-Reliance'
USDA Sends $235M in Food Aid to Ethiopia and Sudan. Calls It a Push for 'Self-Reliance'
A cargo vessel carrying 47,000 tons of American wheat and sorghum is already sailing toward Ethiopia, arriving as independent assessments put the country's actual wheat harvest at less than half... Read more...
Dak Lak's First Provincial Durian Festival Expects 300,000 Visitors
Dak Lak's First Provincial Durian Festival Expects 300,000 Visitors
The 19-day event marks the province's shift from local festival planning to a coordinated, provincewide push for durian export deals, brand recognition, and tourism revenue. Read more...
US 25% Tariff on Brazilian Goods Takes Effect July 22, Sugar and Ethanol Included
US 25% Tariff on Brazilian Goods Takes Effect July 22, Sugar and Ethanol Included
Shipments already at sea get a one-week grace period. But the U.S. Trade Representative rejected industry requests to exempt sugar or ethanol from the new duty. Read more...
CBP's Tariff Refund Wave Reaches Coffee Buyers
CBP's Tariff Refund Wave Reaches Coffee Buyers
The reconciliation for tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February has started reaching specialty coffee. Royal Coffee is the first importer to confirm paying customers back; several others have... Read more...
Mexico Ships a Record $242.9 Billion to the US Through May, Up 10.8% for the Year
Mexico Ships a Record $242.9 Billion to the US Through May, Up 10.8% for the Year
The report landed six days after the US declined to renew the USMCA for a fresh 16-year term. The next round of talks is set for July 20 in Mexico... Read more...
New USDA Farmers Innovation Fund for Rural Businesses
New USDA Farmers Innovation Fund for Rural Businesses
The Farmers Innovation Fund must send more than half its capital to businesses worth under $6 million, a condition of its new USDA certification. It's backed primarily by Farm Credit... Read more...
Argentina's Corn Shipments to China Hit a Record 600,000 Tons Since April
Argentina's Corn Shipments to China Hit a Record 600,000 Tons Since April
The shipments mark a sharp reversal for a market that Argentina was largely locked out of for more than a decade.   Read more...
China Expands Canola Trade with Australia
China Expands Canola Trade with Australia
The move widens China's buyer base for Australian canola beyond the state trader COFCO, adding competition for cargoes just as Canadian canola remains subject to a 14.9% total tariff into... Read more...
French Corn Ratings Drop to 47% as Heat Wave Hits Crop During Pollination
French Corn Ratings Drop to 47% as Heat Wave Hits Crop
This is the third straight weekly drop this season. The EU grain trade group Coceral has already cut its regional production forecast, pointing toward higher import demand as harvest approaches.... Read more...
USDA Cuts US Wheat Production, Ending Stocks Down 22%
USDA Cuts US Wheat Production, Ending Stocks Down 22%
The tighter US stocks come as global wheat supplies barely moved, with production gains in Russia and Ukraine offsetting the US and Canadian declines. Read more...
Dairy Prices Fall 4.9% as Milk Powder Supply Surges 20%
Dairy Prices Fall 4.9% as Milk Powder Supply Surges 20%
Sellers put nearly 20% more milk powder up for auction than a year ago. Read more...
Vietnam Supplies 84% of the Philippines' Rice Imports Year to Date
Vietnam Supplies 84% of the Philippines' Rice Imports Year to Date
As of June 18, Vietnam accounted for the vast majority of the country's rice imports, according to Bureau of Plant Industry data, with the next-largest supplier holding less than a... Read more...
China Resumes Buying US Soybeans as New Trade Deal Takes Hold
China Resumes Buying US Soybeans as New Trade Deal Takes Hold
State-owned importer Cofco has booked its first new-crop cargoes since a trade agreement requiring 25 million metric tons in annual Chinese purchases took effect. Read more...
Illustration: EU-Mexico trade relations
European Parliament to Vote on EU-Mexico Trade Agreement This Week
The European Parliament is set to vote this week on the modernized EU-Mexico trade agreement, which would eliminate 95 percent of Mexico's remaining high tariffs on EU agricultural exports. Read more...
USDA Launches $500 Million FIELDS Program to Expand Fertilizer Production, Applications Due August 17
USDA Launches $500 Million FIELDS Program to Expand Fertilizer Production, Applications Due August 17
Individual grants top out at $100 million, and the application window runs through mid-August. Read more...