Weather is the backbone of the U.S. corn market, dictating success or failure during the planting and growing season. From ...

The world recently celebrated International Tea Day on 21 May 2025 under the theme “Bringing people together over a cup of ...

One Barceloneta farmer reported a more productive cacao harvest ... that early rains have increased weed and pest problems. The moisture made working the land difficult and costly. One coffee ...

Early indications ... In India, below-average monsoon rains in June to September led to reduced rice, corn, cotton and sugar output in 2015. Below-average rainfall between October and December also ...

In India, the farmgate coffee prices have eased following the global trend, amidst the improving crop outlook for the crop year 2025-26, starting October, aided by the good pre-monsoon rains in ...

Ghana plans to start next season’s cocoa harvest in August, two months ahead of schedule, to provide early cash to farmers and curb hoarding and smuggling of the beans. The country’s industry ...

Nearly half of India's farmland, without any irrigation cover, depends on the annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Forecasts of early and abundant monsoon rains are expected to ...

NOTE: A post-Derby illness shelved Coffee with Crawford for a bit late last week. But this week, it's back with more mid-morning observations. If you know of a good story or have thoughts on ...

MANILA, Philippines — With rains almost daily despite the heat, an early declaration of the wet season is not far off, the chief of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...