Romania imported nearly €1.5 billion of furniture last year, while domestic factories exported almost €2.5 billion. Asian competition, weak consumer confidence and declining foreign orders are putting local manufacturers under pressure.
Pakistani non-GMO maize is being sold abroad at discounts of 10% to 15% because excessive moisture, impurities and inadequate storage undermine its marketability. LDC has opened a 40,000-tonne grain storage facility near Multan as an initial response to the post-harvest problem.
Thailand is allocating 46.6 million baht to absorb mature coconuts and copra after concentrated production created a domestic surplus. Full warehouses, rising costs and limited processor capacity are adding pressure to prices and growers.
A study by the French think-tank Institut Montaigne, cited by Algerian outlet Echorouk Online, says around 600 French companies exporting to Algeria went bankrupt as a result of the 2025 crisis in bilateral relations. At least 5,000 more French firms depend on Algerian sales, while French wheat exports to the country have fallen by close to 90%.
Lebanon’s walnut production is estimated at 3,000 tonnes. Niha municipality in Chouf has launched its first annual walnut festival to support farmers, promote local output and develop the crop’s market and rural-tourism potential.
Peru has ratified the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement signed with Indonesia in August 2025 and is waiting for Jakarta to do the same before it enters into force. Once active, 56% of Peru's exportable supply will enter Indonesia duty-free, with a further 30% phased over 5, 7 and 10 years. Peru exported $117 million to Indonesia in 2025 and imported $523 million.
Italy’s wholesale electricity premium over France, Spain and Germany exceeded €65 per MWh through September 2026, according to a Confcommercio-Cer analysis cited by Il Giornale. Heavy reliance on gas-fired generation and rising taxes and levies are exposing Italian companies to higher costs than their European competitors.
The EU corn harvest is forecast at 46.2 million tonnes in 2026/27, down 19% from the previous season, according to Expana. Heat, drought and uneven rainfall have weakened prospects while Romania remains one of the region’s stronger sources of supply.
Almost all salmon sold in Italy is imported, with Norway holding an 88% market share in 2025. Italian consumption of Norwegian salmon rose from 84,000 tonnes in 2017 to 154,000 tonnes in 2025, increasing exposure to concentrated foreign supply and environmental constraints.
Kenya is considering a request from cereal millers to permit duty-free imports of 3 million tonnes of white maize as domestic stocks decline. The proposal is intended to prevent increases in the price of unga, the maize flour that is a staple food in the country.
Trakya Birlik has set a preliminary purchase price of TRY37,000 per tonne for sunflower seed with 44% oil content in the 2026/27 season. The cooperative has already procured 235,979 tonnes through its network as Turkey’s harvest moves toward completion.
Poultry producers in Bosnia and Herzegovina exported chicken meat worth about 16.5 million KM in the first seven months of the year, some 5.5 million KM less than a year earlier, after a four-month suspension of sales to the European Union following an avian influenza outbreak in Petrovo. Imports approached 23 million KM over the same period, leaving a deficit of about 6.5 million KM. Producers expect retail chicken prices to rise 10 to 15 per cent next year on higher feed costs.
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