Trade & Market updates
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Belarus proposes supplying 3,000 farm machines, building cocoa processing plant in Ghana
Belarus proposes supplying thousands of agricultural machines and building a cocoa processing facility in Ghana as both countries explore deeper trade, agribusiness, and industrial cooperation.
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Kenya sugar prices drop 4.37% in February after exit from COMESA import safeguards
Kenya’s retail sugar prices recorded the steepest monthly drop in nearly two years after the country exited COMESA import safeguards, allowing cheaper regional sugar supplies into the market.
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Ivory Coast cuts cocoa farmgate price by nearly 60% amid global market slump
Ivory Coast reduces cocoa farmgate prices by nearly 60% as falling global markets and slowing exports force government intervention in the world’s largest cocoa-producing nation.
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Brown-Forman ends Pabst Brewing partnership for Jack Daniel’s flavored malt beverages in U.S.
Brown-Forman to bring Jack Daniel’s flavored malt beverages in-house as it strengthens ready-to-drink strategy.
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Iran bans food and agricultural exports as US-Israel strikes escalate Middle East tensions
Iran halts all food exports, oil prices surge, and regional tensions deepen following US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.