Produce
Where what we eat comes from, and who gets paid along the way.
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Armenian produce gets duty-free EU access after Russian ban
Brussels lifts duties on around 80% of Armenian exports for two years, after Moscow shut its market to the country's fruit, vegetables, brandy and mineral water.
Madagascar vanilla prices fall to a decade low
A record harvest of more than 4,500 tonnes pushes wholesale vanilla prices down to a fraction of their 2018 peak.
Chilean cherries face spring rain ahead of a record crop
The USDA expects Chile to grow 727,000 tonnes of cherries this season, but a strong El Niño is bringing rain and wind to central Chile just as the orchards flower.
Sake rice quality falls as Japan's summers heat up
Hyogo Prefecture's Yamada Nishiki, the rice behind 40% of Japan's sake, is losing quality as summer heat crosses 27°C during ripening. A heat-tolerant variety spreads slowly.
Feta prices in Greece set to rise by up to €2 a kilo
Sheep pox has cost Greece about 500,000 animals and 80,000 tonnes of milk. The feta trade body expects shop prices to move from €12-13 to €15-16 a kilo within two months.
Turkish hazelnut prices sit a quarter below the state floor
Ordu traders paid 180-190 lira a kilo on 27 September against the state's 250, as a crop of up to 810,000 tonnes meets trade inspectors in the Black Sea hazelnut belt.
Ghana cocoa production beats forecast at 771,000 tonnes
Ghana's 2025/26 cocoa crop came in well above the state board's initial estimate, even as dry weather clouds the outlook for next season.
World's tuna purse-seine fleet grows to 693 vessels
ISSF's annual snapshot finds more boats and more hold capacity than a year ago, even as tracking tools reach nearly the whole large-scale fleet.
Japan rice prices fall for a sixth week to ¥2,934
The average 5 kg supermarket bag lost another ¥37 and now sits a third below January's peak, as new farm minister Kazuo Yana puts appropriate prices for growers first.
Pollica, home of the Mediterranean diet, named FAO Food Hero
The Cilento municipality where Ancel and Margaret Keys studied how the south of Italy ate is honoured as a whole community, seven weeks before the first UN day for the diet.
Greek olive oil prices fall by half as harvest begins
Extra virgin oil trades at €3.90 to €4.20 a kilo at origin, against €9.50 at the peak. Growers say their costs have not followed, and Spain still sets the price.
UK foodservice price inflation rises 0.4% as meat climbs
Pork, lamb, cheese and vegetable oil pushed hospitality's ingredient bill up again in August, while cheaper British vegetables and fruit kept the rise far below June's spike.
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