Greece is combining direct support for rice growers with new financing options for investment and working capital. The government also wants closer links between production, quality systems, processing and branding to retain more value in the domestic economy.
Vietnam's turnover in milk and dairy products rose on both the import and export side in the first seven months of 2026, according to Vinanet's August dairy market bulletin. Exports to Cambodia grew especially sharply, making the neighbouring market the standout destination. The published summary does not break the growth down by product category.
GEK Terna will build high-voltage infrastructure connecting a large photovoltaic project in western Romania to the national grid. The €144.6 million EPC contract for PPC Renewables expands the Greek group’s Romanian portfolio beyond rail construction.
Exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and processed products from Turkey's Southeast Anatolia region reached $2.5 billion in the first eight months of the year, Doğru Haber reported. The figure was presented as a measure of the region's weight in Turkey's national grain-sector exports. No product, volume or destination breakdown was published.
Foreign demand for Brazilian rice is keeping paddy prices firm and intensifying competition for available lots, according to Globo Rural. Growers are still resisting prevailing price levels, forcing buyers to revise their offers upward to secure new volumes. The report does not disclose price levels, export destinations or traded volumes.
Grain exports from Russia are projected at 8.5 million tonnes in July-September, down 1.6 times year on year, with wheat shipments falling to 4.8 million tonnes from 10.6 million. With the main transshipment capacity in Novorossiysk idle, Iran has become the top buyer with a 17.2% share, while Turkey's share has fallen to 2%.
Organic products reached 13% of fresh food sales in Austria in the first half of 2026, an all-time high, according to RollAMA half-year data reported by ad-hoc-news.de. The record came in a contracting market: purchase volumes fell 4.6% and spending on agricultural products dropped 3.2% to 5.4 billion euros. Drought has cut the autumn harvest by 50-70%, with potato stocks potentially exhausted by February.
Indian farmers are reducing outlay on crop protection chemicals, fertilizer and seed after a weaker monsoon, the chief executive of Rallis India said. The Tata Chemicals unit's comments point to softer input demand across India's agrochemical chain this season.
Ex-mill sugar prices in India have dropped roughly 30% from their August peak to about Rs4,450 per quintal, while retail prices are down 11–12% to around Rs57.50 per kilogram. Mill associations ISMA and NFCSF have renewed their demand for the minimum sale price to be raised to Rs45 per kilogram, as NITI Aayog recommends an immediate increase to Rs40 from the current Rs31.
South Africa’s record maize harvest and substantial carryover stocks are limiting near-term price pressure and offering relief to livestock and poultry producers. However, possible El Niño-driven drought, rising fuel costs and other inputs could prevent a comparable fall in finished-feed prices.
Cement consumption in Spain rose 4.7% in the first eight months of 2026, a slower pace than earlier in the year, after falling 5.2% in August. The figures come from Oficemen, the Spanish cement manufacturers' association, and were reported from Madrid by Europa Press. The series is one of the earliest available reads on construction activity in the country.
EcoAmbiente Salerno has warned that the crisis in Italy's recycled plastics sector threatens the entire packaging recovery chain and the municipal separate-collection system. Recycled material is accumulating in plant yards as low-cost virgin plastic from Asian markets undercuts it, with Campania, Lazio, Puglia, Marche, Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia most exposed. Operators are calling on national institutions for incentives to make secondary raw material competitive.
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