Apple’s iPhone shipments in India fell 3% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, reversing 12% growth at the start of 2026. The decline, linked to memory chip shortages, was smaller than the 10% contraction in India’s overall smartphone market.
Japanese corn oil contract prices increased for a second consecutive quarter in July-September. The large-volume price reached ¥240-241 per kilogram, up ¥13 or 5.7% from April-June at the midpoint, Nikkei reported.
Kyrgyzstan imported 8,200 tonnes of cucumbers and gherkins worth $5.5 million in January-May 2026. Volume increased by 121% year on year, led by sharply higher supplies from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Iran.
French wheat is losing market share in Algeria as competitively priced suppliers seek entry into the North African market. El Khabar reports that seven vessels are preparing to carry 216,500 tonnes of grain from Argentina, while Russia plans a 40-tonne wheat sample shipment.
Bought-leaf factories in North Bengal have stopped purchasing green tea leaves from small growers after banned-pesticide residue was reported in samples. Growers are seeking government intervention, warning that the suspension threatens a supply chain supporting more than 3 million people.
Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam has started operations at a $300 million plant in Tay Ninh province, its largest investment in the country. The LEED Gold facility on more than 20 hectares adds to a network of six plants and targets domestic and regional demand.
Spanish extra virgin olive oil rose to €3.60/kg on July 28 after nearing €3.40/kg eight days earlier. Italian wholesale quotations remained broadly stable, but actual sales reportedly occurred below official levels as mills sought to reduce stocks.
Fermachem and GPO are investing more than $3.2 billion in two Mexican nitrogen fertilizer complexes. The projects will add 1 million tonnes of granular urea and about 800,000 tonnes of ammonia in annual capacity as Mexico seeks to reduce heavy import dependence.
India imported 1.2086 million tonnes of sunflower oil in January-April 2026, 25% more than a year earlier. Russia supplied 738,500 tonnes, while India’s soybean oil imports declined 3% to 1.7088 million tonnes.
Indonesia is extending its food self-sufficiency campaign from rice to soybeans and sugar. The government plans 50,000 hectares of soybean planting in 2026 and has outlined 10 measures covering land, seed, inputs, financing, processing and market protection.
Russia will raise its sunflower oil export duty to 7,748 rubles per tonne in August from 3,294 rubles in July. The increase comes as Black Sea prices remain high and restrictions on the Azov-Don Canal complicate shipments.
Bulgarian brewing companies invested more than €170 million over five years despite a 5% decline in beer volumes in 2025. Non-alcoholic beer sales rose 53% to 122,780 hectolitres and continued growing in the first half of 2026.
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