
China cuts Xinjiang cotton area as dry planting window tests groundwater policy
Beijing's 36-million-mu cap takes effect during a 31-day dry spell at Aksu, with ECMWF putting the odds of meaningful rain in the next two weeks at under 2 per cent
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With fields too cold to seed and too wet to drive, Prairie farmers face a compressed May window — just as China resumes buying Canadian canola.

Record arabica prices drove a $196m jump in invoice value while supply shrank, with the world's fourth-largest arabica producer riding the global benchmark rather than expanding output

Red Sea shipping disruptions 'resulted in delayed delivery periods, impacting the quality on arrival at the destination market and resulting in losses,' said Kenyan agri-business Sasini

The average Chinese consumer drank an estimated 22 cups of coffee in 2024. That figure compares with 405 cups in South Korea and 207 in Japan

The sales jump marks a turnaround for China's AJC makers, who have previously struggled to gain a foothold in the country’s domestic market

The rebound marks a turnaround for Argentina's lemon processors, who spent years clearing excess inventory that accumulated after COVID-19 lockdowns

The world's largest exporter of tomato paste is aggressively courting buyers in the Caribbean, Central America and South America after losing ground in Europe

European pine nut importers are scrambling to secure alternative supplies after the EU imposed a 50% tariff on Russian agricultural products in July

Stocks of key crops still more than 25% below pre-pandemic levels and unlikely to normalize for years, according to a leading industry analyst

The state's 2025 processing tomato crop reached an estimated 11.75 million short tons, up from 11.1 million short tons last year

The shift, driven by new US tariffs of 50% on Brazilian goods and tax credit restrictions taking effect in 2026, threatens to disrupt billions of dollars in annual trade