South Korea will abolish the minimum annual transaction requirement for sellers joining its online agricultural wholesale market. The wider access will be accompanied by inspections, standardized product information and a seller certification system.
Farmgate coconut prices in South Sumatra fell from about Rp4,000 to Rp1,800 per nut in August 2026 after roughly six months of weaker export demand. Regional authorities are promoting downstream processing to absorb production and reduce farmers’ exposure to raw commodity markets.
West Bandung’s chamber of commerce is exploring access to Dubai for regional coffee producers following sales to Saudi Arabia and Germany. Limited processing capacity and raw-material supply remain the main obstacles to converting buyer interest into larger shipments.
Egypt’s agricultural exports have reached 7.2 million tonnes since the beginning of the year, according to the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine. Citrus remains the country’s leading agricultural export category.
Russia exported $3.05 billion of fish and seafood to China in January-August 2026, 1.5 times the year-earlier level. Volume increased 19% to 926,000 tonnes, with pollock, cod and crab driving the expansion.
The Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency has presented a 490 million-ruble milk-processing project to potential investors. The proposed plant would produce 4,000-6,000 tonnes of milk powder and milk protein concentrates annually, with an estimated payback period of 6.9 years.
Malaysia is positioning palm-industry residues as a strategic resource for renewable energy, bio-agriculture and sustainable materials. The country generated an estimated 99.43 million tonnes of dry-weight palm biomass in 2025, but collection, transport, supply stability and production costs remain barriers to commercial scale.
The World Food Programme found Afghan markets largely stable in the first week of September, but staple prices remain far above year-earlier levels, with rice up 22-35%, wheat grain up 13% and cooking oil up 14%. Farm inputs are rising faster still: urea is 28% more expensive than a year ago and diammonium phosphate 13%. WFP projects 13.8 million people will face acute food insecurity in Afghanistan in 2026.
Italian food and beverage exports rose just 0.5% in the first half of 2026, down from 5.1% growth in 2025, according to Nomisma Observatory data compiled for Italia del Gusto. Shipments to the United States fell 10.8%, while Turkey, India and Mercosur posted double- and high-single-digit gains. Olive oil, chocolate and wine were the weakest categories.
Russia could produce 121,700 tonnes of Grade A pasta that fails national standards this year, according to the National Association of Pasta Manufacturers. The industry is seeking stronger enforcement against the undeclared use of cheaper soft-wheat flour and expects new statistical reporting to improve oversight.
Hungary’s UBM Group has acquired a controlling 65% stake in Greek animal-feed producer ELVIZ. The deal adds plants in Platy, Imathia, and Xanthi and takes UBM’s annual feed production capacity above 1 million tonnes.
Indonesia is preparing changes to the governance of coal, nickel and other mining commodities. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the policy is intended to stabilize prices and strengthen participation by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
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