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.
Around 1.89 million battery-electric passenger cars were newly registered in the European Union in 2025, close to 30 percent more than a year earlier and 17.3 percent of the total market. Germany was the largest single market with roughly 545,100 units, while Denmark led on share at 67.8 percent. Charging capacity in Europe is expected to double by 2030.
NongHyup Economic Holdings has launched "NongHyup Goat", an integrated brand using 100% domestic animals with controls from rearing records through HACCP slaughter, processing and safety testing. The cooperative plans to extend the range from fresh cuts and goat soup into convenience meals and health foods. The move comes as South Korea's 2024 law bans dog meat breeding, distribution and sale from February 2027.
Romania's government approved aid of 333 lei per hectare, about 63 euros, for maize and sunflower crops damaged by the 2025 drought, under a scheme worth 155.36 million lei split evenly between EU and national funding. The drought hit 273,276 hectares of maize and 280,685 hectares of sunflower, while the scheme's own documentation estimates income losses of 210 to 890 euros per hectare.
Japanese agriculture and food exports to Vietnam reached 95.4 billion yen in 2025, up 10.6%, while Indonesia grew 35.5% to 17.3 billion yen, according to ministry data cited by Mainichi Shimbun. Nomura Research Institute surveys show South Korean brands already ahead of Japan in instant food in Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City, even as Japanese brands keep a 15-point lead in processed food and beverages overall.
The South Korean government is pursuing a consolidation of the five power generation companies held under state utility KEPCO into a single enlarged entity referred to in Korean coverage as Korea Power Generation. Energy specialists warn the merged company's market power would weaken competition in the wholesale electricity market. Independent power producers are described as the most exposed group.
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