The 2026 processing-tomato campaign in northern Italy came in below expectations while costs along the chain increased, according to L'Informatore Agrario. The Italian farm publication reported on a supply-chain meeting convened by the Organizzazione Interprofessionale (OI) Pomodoro Nord Italia, where the season's difficulties and the sector's main challenges were the central topics.
Turkey imported a record volume of Indian diesel in August 2026, with Kpler putting deliveries above 120,000 barrels per day and Energy Aspects at about 74,000 bpd. Russian supply fell from more than 200,000 bpd early in the year to 80,000 bpd, cutting Russia's share of Turkish diesel imports from about 85% in 2025 to 20%.
Chicken prices in Russia rose 15.8% year on year in August 2026 and turkey 15.1%, according to Rosstat data cited by Kommersant. The Agriculture Ministry said on 22 September that prices are correcting after a long period at relatively low levels, reflecting accumulated production costs. Output in agricultural organisations reached 4.4 million tonnes in live weight over January-August.
Turkey's apple production is expected to reach about 4.5 million tonnes this season, up from 2,258,000 tonnes a year earlier when frost cut the crop, according to TZOB President Şemsi Bayraktar. The union says marketing and supply-demand balance will become the central issue and plans work on export support in the coming days.
Picking of Turkey's earliest cotton has begun in the coastal fields of Adana's Karataş district, with the opening farm-gate price set at 40 lira per kilogram. The province is expected to produce about 230,000 tonnes this season after rainfall improved the crop. Planted area in the Çukurova region has fallen to 58,000 dönüm as input costs rise and cotton prices track world levels.
Iran’s state livestock support company says imports are needed to cover a domestic feed deficit, with national corn demand at about 12 million tonnes a year. The agency also rejected claims of government buffalo-meat imports while acknowledging that controlled industrial imports may be permitted.
Indonesia is examining plans to convert domestically mined coal into motor gasoline as part of a fuel import-substitution push. According to tirto.id, coal-to-liquid technology makes the conversion possible, but production costs are not yet judged economic. The project's fate rests on capital cost, conversion efficiency and access to financing rather than on technical feasibility.
Malaysia needs to import roughly 26 million litres of fresh milk annually because its self-sufficiency level for the product stands at about 62 percent, Bernama reported from Kuala Terengganu. The two figures imply national fresh-milk demand of around 68 million litres a year, with local farms covering about 42 million. The shortfall is structural and, in a perishable category, must be met by continuous chilled supply rather than spot purchases.
The EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has logged genetically modified material in at least five consignments of Chinese rice sticks, crackers, noodles and hydrolysed rice flour so far this year. The findings land while Beijing is rejecting imported rice on GMO grounds, including a record 146 consignments between January and June.
The Elazığ Sugar Factory has launched its 71st sugar beet purchasing and processing campaign for the 2026-2027 season. The plant is due to take in 240,000 tonnes of beet and produce 25,000 tonnes of crystal sugar. The intake represents contracted offtake for growers inside the factory's delivery radius.
Global almond export shipments reached 18,867 KWE in July, a 12 per cent increase, but cumulative volumes for March to July remained 2 per cent below the previous year. Southeast Asia expanded its intake while China, India and the Middle East followed divergent trends, leaving exporters without a single Asian demand signal.
Federal forecasters put the odds above 90% that El Niño reaches the "very strong" category by November, with heavy spring rain forecast for southern Brazil just as barley harvest peaks. Paraná planted a record 130,000 hectares, but the share of fields in good condition has already slipped from 86% to 80% in one week. Brazil produced 955,000 tonnes of malt in 2024 against demand of 1.93 million tonnes.
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