Ethiopian avocados currently sell at a 15% to 25% discount compared with Kenyan fruit.
The industry body also proposed alcohol-based taxation, women welfare initiatives, and de-addiction funding while highlighting revenue losses and rising illegal liquor seizures.
Higher US sugar imports are expected to boost Mexican producer revenues, strengthen regional trade, and improve returns for approximately 170,000 sugarcane farmers.
Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam’s new US$300 million facility will produce 1.244 billion litres annually while creating 3,000 jobs and strengthening the country’s beverage manufacturing sector.
IWSR forecasts continued tequila growth through 2030, with emerging markets offsetting slower US demand as premiumisation and expanding global distribution reshape the category.