Brazilian pecan exports have lost momentum amid container shortages, higher freight costs and new European sanitary requirements. IBPecan nevertheless expects the 2026 harvest to reach 6,500-7,000 tonnes as new orchards mature and yields recover.
EU rules allow only products made in Spain or Portugal to use “sangria” as a standalone sales name. Producers elsewhere in the EU may use the term only alongside the official description “aromatized wine-based drink” and an indication of the country of production.
Persistently high cocoa prices are prompting chocolate manufacturers to use more substitute ingredients. The shift is changing products on store shelves and reshaping decisions across the global chocolate supply chain.
Soufflet Malt’s new plant in Pleven has annual malt capacity of about 60,000 tonnes and plans to source 70,000–80,000 tonnes of barley from Bulgarian farmers each year. The project is intended to make Bulgaria a production and supply hub for brewers across Southeast Europe.
The Philippine Coconut Authority is seeking an additional P1.26 billion to keep its target of planting 100 million coconut palms by 2028 on schedule. Current 2026 funding covers 16.85 million of the planned 25.4 million seedlings, leaving a deficit of more than 8.5 million.
Nigeria spends about $550 million annually to cover its palm oil supply deficit, according to the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The chamber warned that supply shortages and new export controls elsewhere could widen the pressure on the Nigerian market.
Egypt exported 165,000 tonnes of food in about 3,250 consignments during the reporting week, according to the National Food Safety Authority. Strawberries led fruit exports, while onions ranked first among vegetables.
A Russian attack hit a corn-laden vessel near Odesa and killed 10 people. The incident increases security concerns around Black Sea routes used to move Ukrainian grain to international markets.
Romania has started the 2026/27 marketing season with a modest pace of wheat exports and has been overtaken by several EU suppliers, Agrointeligența reports. The country nevertheless remains the bloc’s leading barley exporter after ending the previous season as its top wheat supplier.
Kenya plans to use China’s zero-tariff access, processing investment and closer standards cooperation to increase tea sales to the Chinese market. The country aims to produce nearly 200 million kilograms of green and orthodox teas by 2030, while the two sides are considering an online auction platform.
Cocoa grindings in Côte d’Ivoire increased 22% year on year in June, reaching 56,325 tonnes of beans. Exporter data point to stronger processing activity and higher demand for beans within the world’s leading cocoa-producing country.
Thailand’s oil palm harvest is running 20-30% below normal after earlier drought and El Niño conditions, tightening raw material supplies for crushing mills. Fresh fruit bunch prices have risen to 9.80 baht per kilogram as growers call for retail bottled palm oil prices to follow the market.
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