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Last update: 10 hours agoMango shock hits India’s export engine: Reuters reports Maharashtra Alphonso growers scrambling after hotter-than-usual weather cut yields to “almost no” Alphonso for some orchards, forcing farmers to buy fruit from larger farms to meet online orders—while global buyers increasingly chase Indian mangoes, with demand shifting toward varieties like kesar. Weather-driven trade ripple: Shipbrokers warn a NOAA-upgraded El Niño (82% chance May–July) could lift freight rates and worsen congestion already tied to the Hormuz crisis and Panama Canal bottlenecks. Livestock disease response: South Africa received a record 3.5 million FMD vaccine doses from Argentina and is urging provinces to speed up vaccination to protect its national herd and exports. Coffee sector push (Venezuela): Ahead of the V International Meeting of Venezuelan Specialty Coffee (July 10–12), officials say they’re fine-tuning the event and drafting a Coffee Act to boost genetics, tech, and market positioning. Fertilizer supply watch: Indonesia says it has surplus fertilizer and is being approached by multiple countries as global prices stay volatile.
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