Producers
Where what we eat comes from, and who gets paid along the way.
Ivory Coast cocoa supply hits a two-year inventory high
Farmers have shipped 18% more cocoa to port than a year ago, but early surveys of the next crop point to disease pressure and a smaller harvest ahead.
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Philippine banana exports outgrow available land
The Philippines shipped a record 2.9 million tonnes of bananas in 2025, and growers say buyer demand from Asia now outpaces what farmland can supply.
Saudi Arabia pushes dates into fine dining and exports
A new deal between the kingdom's Culinary Arts Commission and its dates authority aims to turn a pantry staple into a marketed export and a signature ingredient at home.
Uganda signs a coffee export deal with South Korea
Besmark Coffee and South Korea's GVCC sign an exclusive distribution agreement targeting 3,500 tonnes a year, as Uganda looks beyond its usual European buyers.
World Steak Challenge crowns an Australian wagyu fillet
A Senku Pure Wagyu fillet from Queensland beat more than 450 blind-judged steaks in Amsterdam, but Ireland still left with the most medals: 82 against Australia's 42.
Ghana cocoa price hike of 6% would widen gap with Ivory Coast
The proposal still needs the finance minister's signature, and it lands as Ivory Coast holds its own price at 1,200 CFA francs a kilo, three months after both promised to align.
World Cheese Awards close their entry list on 15 September
The 38th edition moves to Córdoba on 12 November, with more than 5,000 cheeses and about 300 judges expected in a single hall in Andalusia.
Cocoa crop forecasts fall across Ivory Coast and Ghana
The Ivorian main harvest opens this month with early surveys pointing to 1.8 million tonnes, down about 18%, while Ghana's regulator has cut its own range by a third.
Boerenkaas: what the EU raw-milk rule actually protects
A protected name that fixes neither a place nor a recipe, only where the milk came from and the fact that nobody heated it. On a trolley, that is the whole point.
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