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The United States was one of the smallest new world suppliers to Ukraine in 2024; however, it has been the fastest growing, doubling its market share in the last decade.

Effective September 1, 2025, Canada removed the 25 percent retaliatory tariffs introduced in March 2025. This applies to all U.S. agricultural products that were on the retaliatory list.

Turkish cotton production in Marketing Year (MY) 2025/26 is projected to decrease to 700,000 metric tons (MT) due to smaller planting area and drought conditions in some regions; the planting area is forecast at 395,000 hectares (ha).

The forecast for MY 2025/26 cotton area harvested in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal combined is increased six percent to 1.04 million HA, with production in the region also increased six percent to 1.97 million bales.

Post forecasts MY 2025/26 cotton production at 6.91 MMT, an increase of 8 percent from the previous report and marginally higher than the official USDA estimate. Post lowers its MY 2024/25 cotton import estimate to 1.1 MMT, down 66 percent from MY 2023/24.

Zambia has resumed corn exports following a record-breaking harvest in marketing year 2025/26, marking a significant recovery from drought-affected marketing year 2024/25.

Israel has adopted European Union (EU) food regulations and directives as part of its "Food Reform" initiative, aligning its food legislation with EU updates through a public comment process and World Trade Organization (WTO) notifications.

The timely arrival and advance of the 2025 southwest monsoon across the country with sufficient rains during June- August have supported timely and higher sowing of most kharif (fall harvested) crops, particularly rice and corn.

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In the first half of 2025, Thailand dropped one place to become the third largest rice-exporting country after India and Vietnam. Intense competition with Indian rice and currency headwinds have weakened the global price competitiveness of Thai rice.

Brazil’s cotton harvest, despite delays in some regions, is advancing successfully. Favorable weather during the final stages and enhanced cultivation practices contributed to robust production levels and exceptional fiber quality.

According to the industry, the end of August is also the end of 2025 U.S. cherry shipments to China. As the season comes to an end, shipments reached an estimated 65 percent of last year’s volume - reflecting resilience in a difficult environment.