Mexico’s cattle inventory declined to 24,027,332 head from 24,553,565 in the previous census. Higher feed costs, recurring drought and water stress are pressuring livestock farms, while the commercial poultry flock expanded.
Polish poultry meat imports from Mercosur fell 83% by value during the first four months of interim EU-Mercosur trade rules, while corn and beef imports also declined. Soybean, rice and honey inflows increased, and Poland’s broader agricultural exports to the bloc grew after excluding a sharp fall in malt sales to Brazil.
Demand from Bangladesh and Pakistan for white copra offers Indonesian farmers a market for smaller coconuts that are often rejected by conventional buyers. However, limited processing finance, uneven prices and quality problems in previous coconut exports remain major constraints.
Fairtrade International will raise its average minimum banana price by 5.6% at Ex Works level and 3.9% at FOB level for contracts from January 1, 2027. The revision reflects higher production and logistics costs, climate pressure, geopolitical instability, pests and diseases.
Demand for traditional breakfast cereals and fruit juice is declining in South Korea as consumers scrutinize sugar and carbohydrate content. Suppliers are responding with zero-sugar products, expanded granola ranges and new formats designed to regain attention.
Worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1% year on year to 62.7 million units in the third quarter of 2026, according to IDC data reported by gagadget.de. Excess inventory and weaker demand are weighing on volumes, but rising memory and storage costs are limiting the potential for broad price cuts.
Spain transmits increases in wholesale gas prices to household electricity bills relatively quickly because retail power prices are revised frequently, according to the Bank of Spain. The mechanism also causes energy-market shocks to appear sooner and more strongly in electricity inflation.
Plant-protein product launches increased 23% between 2020 and 2024, with Mexico and Brazil among Latin America’s most dynamic markets. Companies are expanding beyond meat and dairy substitutes into functional snacks, beverages, ready meals and products built around local ingredients.
France’s sugar-beet industry supplies nearly 90% of domestic sugar demand and remains the EU’s largest sugar producer. Falling acreage, expensive imported fertilizer, tighter crop-protection rules and the cost of cutting factory emissions are testing its competitiveness.
The US grain industry is pressing India to assess imported corn by lifecycle carbon emissions as the country develops E85 and sustainable aviation fuel supply chains. The proposal seeks to shift attention away from corn’s imported and genetically modified status, but no potential volumes, timetable or participating companies have been disclosed.
Argentina exported 1,480,437 hectoliters of wine in January-September, up 3.2% year on year, while FOB revenue fell 4.7% to $474.43 million. Rapid growth in lower-priced bulk wine reduced the average export return to about $3.20 per liter.
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has lowered its forecast for India’s 2026-27 sugar production to 29.5 million tonnes, citing adverse weather and pest damage. Consumption is projected at 30.83 million tonnes, increasing pressure on imports, stocks and domestic prices.
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