Iran’s Agriculture Ministry has suspended potato exports until the end of the year. The measure is intended to secure domestic supply, prevent shortages and stabilize the national market as internal consumption increases.
Australian wine exports fell to 598 million litres in the 12 months to June 2026, their lowest annual volume in more than 20 years. Weaker demand in mainland China, the United Kingdom and the United States outweighed growth in Canada and several Asian markets.
Global palm oil production has exceeded 80 million tonnes a year, reinforcing the crop’s advantage over soybean and rapeseed oil in output per unit of land. Industry competitiveness, however, increasingly depends on biodiversity protection, responsible cultivation and social outcomes alongside productivity.
The Indonesian Cassava Society is promoting biotechnology-based industrial processing, farmer training and commercial partnerships to expand cassava use in food and bioethanol. It estimates that supplying 1.5 million kilolitres of ethanol for an E10 programme would require about 520,000 hectares of cassava.
Indonesia's National Food Agency will disburse July, August and September 2026 rice assistance in a single August payout after the Finance Ministry approved Rp17.52 trillion for 33.24 million families. About 997,200 tonnes of rice will be distributed, drawn from a government reserve of 5.25 million tonnes, in a bid to cool rice prices and inflation.
Bio Friends and its Indonesian partners plan to develop a $12 million dimethyl ether plant in Sidoarjo, East Java. The facility is designed to produce 10,000 tonnes annually from 2028, with a larger CCU-based fuel project also under discussion.
The International Energy Agency projects global low-carbon hydrogen production at 1.2 million tonnes in 2026, up from 0.9 million tonnes in 2025. Natural gas conversion will provide two-thirds of output, while electrolyzer capacity and cumulative investment continue to expand.
Sapporo Breweries has developed Furano 2004B, a hop resistant to powdery mildew. The variety could become Japan’s first registered hop with this resistance and help stabilize yields and quality as climate risks increase.
China’s leading packaged-water company Nongfu Spring is recruiting sales personnel for South Korea. The roles cover market strategy, distribution development, contract execution and inventory management, indicating preparations to enter a market valued at about 3 trillion won.
A policy paper by Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University warns that El Niño-related production losses could raise global rice prices by 30–50%. The scenario would pose a particular risk to import-dependent markets and increase uncertainty for producers, traders and processors.
Italy’s consumer technology market recorded 5.2% year-on-year revenue growth in the first five months of 2026, Teleborsa reported. The increase points to improving spending on technology products, although the available report does not provide category, volume or channel data.
Russia now produces 9.1% more cheese than it consumes, while inventories and market concentration are rising. With margins at zero or below for many producers, the industry is shifting from capacity expansion to competition for market share.
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