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Core Tip: Tea Eyebrow—this land praised as the "High Mountain Jade Cinnamon" is renowned for its celebrated cinnamon products. Tea Eyebrow cinnamon has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of local people, becoming a symbolic medicinal plant closely linked to the traditional cultural life of local ethnic minority groups, and serving as the primary source of income for people in the western mountainous regions of Guangnan Province.

Key Insight: As the peak of the "B season" fishing in Russia's West Bering Sea approaches, the pollock market is experiencing a new round of price surges. According to the latest market data, in week 26 (the week of June 24), the price of 25+ H&G (headed and gutted) pollock raw materials rose to $1,525 per ton, an increase of $45 from the previous week, reaching a new high for this year and second only to the historical peak of $1,700 per ton seen in the second half of 2022.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman held a marathon meeting for two consecutive days over the weekend, Saturday and Sunday (28-29 June 2025). The meeting was held to develop a strategy for accelerating national sugar self-sufficiency and strengthening plantation commodity downstream processing. The meeting was held at his private residence and attended by Ministry of Agriculture leadership and relevant technical partners. This step is in line with President Prabowo's directive to strengthen downstream processing in various strategic sectors, including the agricultural sector. Amran emphasized that this strategic agenda must be designed to be measurable and have a direct impact on increasing production, downstream processing, and farmer welfare. "We have no time to delay; this is a serious step in shaping the future of the agricultural industry and accelerating national self-reliance," Amran said. During the meeting, the Minister of Agriculture ...