Yamagata Prefecture expects its cherry harvest to exceed 10,000 tonnes for the first time in three years after favorable spring weather and extensive artificial pollination. JA shipments to wholesale markets reached 190% of last year’s level by July 16, while prices fell about 20%.
Foreign sales of table grapes from Spain’s Region of Murcia increased 19% to a record 292 million in 2025, Europa Press reported. The result strengthens the region’s position in the fruit sector ahead of an international table grape symposium in Murcia.
Green Pool raised its forecast for the 2026/27 global sugar deficit to 4.3 million tonnes from 1.66 million tonnes. Higher energy prices and stronger incentives to produce ethanol are expected to reduce the share of cane used for sugar in Brazil’s Center-South.
An unprecedented wave of drug patent expirations through 2035 is poised to reshape the pharmaceutical industry. Generic and biosimilar manufacturers could gain major openings as branded-drug producers face pressure on revenue.
India’s textile and apparel exports, including handicrafts, rose to ₹3,25,339 crore in 2025-26 from ₹2,97,004 crore in 2023-24. The government reported a 4.7% compound annual growth rate and export gains across more than 100 countries.
Spain’s livestock industry is entering a more demanding pricing environment, according to Agrifood data covering 2025 and the first months of 2026. The limited information reported by Europa Press does not specify the affected livestock categories, price changes or underlying cost drivers.
Kazakhstan exported about 536,000 tonnes of lentils, peas and chickpeas in the first 10 months of the 2025/26 marketing year, nearly 38% more year on year. Lentil and chickpea shipments to Uzbekistan increased sharply, while pea exports to the neighboring market declined.
Andong city, the Rural Development Administration and Ottogi Jeyu will build a domestic functional sesame supply chain and commercialize premium sesame oil. The initiative follows a 37.0% rise in South Korean sesame oil export value during January-April 2026.
Indonesian economists are urging Jakarta to require salt importers to purchase quality-compliant domestic output. The proposal comes as industrial salt imports rise, national production targets increase and farmers in Brebes face falling prices.
Spanish pork imports into South Korea were worth $297.49 million from March to July, exceeding the $286.80 million recorded for US pork. A wide price gap between domestic and Spanish pork belly is shifting consumer demand and encouraging the livestock industry to build larger inventories.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade is tightening conditions for fuel distributors after complaints about access to diesel in some localities. The ministry is also pursuing measures intended to secure supplies and improve market transparency.
Russian oat exports increased 8.2% year on year in January-May 2026, according to AB-Center estimates based on mirror customs statistics. Lower Chinese purchases were offset by strong growth in Mongolia and Kazakhstan, while Turkey returned as a destination.
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