Vietnam imported nearly 6.8 million tonnes of corn worth about $1.71 billion in the first half of 2026. Brazil remained the dominant supplier, while shipments from India increased more than 310-fold in the first five months.
Belarus has reduced the number of goods covered by consumer price regulation from 199 to 76, removing most non-food and less frequently purchased items. At the same time, controls will cover bread, meat, poultry and fish products prepared inside retail outlets.
Thai buyers have agreed to purchase US corn for delivery in September and October at a reference price of 8.99 baht per kilogram. The deal has renewed industry criticism of Thailand’s ban on domestic GMO cultivation while imports remain permitted.
Pig producers in Poland’s Piotrków district say deteriorating economics could force more farms to abandon hog production. They are calling for closer monitoring of pork imports, stronger market oversight and measures to improve the competitiveness of domestic production.
Thai exports using free-trade-agreement preferences reached $31,772 million in April 2026, up 10.19% year on year, the Department of Foreign Trade reported. The ASEAN-China market led demand, while durian and motor vehicles were the top products shipped under the agreements.
China has reduced crude oil purchases as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz disrupt supply expectations. The pullback is positioning the country as a potential “swing importer” whose buying decisions can moderate or amplify pressure on the global market.
Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports exceeded $1 billion in July for the first time, rising 38% year on year, according to customs data and preliminary industry estimates cited by VTV. A seasonal advantage for Vietnamese durian, recovering farmgate prices and nationwide traceability measures are supporting the record performance.
Energy, agricultural and industrial commodity prices rose during the 11-18 July trading week as tensions in the Middle East intensified again. Oil advanced sharply, while gold moved in the opposite direction and recorded a steep decline.
Russia has banned apricots, cherries, sour cherries, peaches and nectarines from five Turkish companies, citing repeated quarantine violations. Delo.ua reported that the announcement came hours after Turkey offered to join security guarantees for Ukraine, raising questions about the timing of the measure.
Milk-processing plants in Bulgaria handled more than 253 million litres of milk between January and April, Agri.bg reported. The figure provides an early measure of activity in the country’s dairy-processing sector, although the available data do not include comparisons with previous periods.
Namibia can begin exporting table grapes to China following the signing of a bilateral phytosanitary protocol. The agreement creates an alternative to Europe for a sector that exported nearly 45,400 metric tons annually on average between 2021 and 2025.
Egyptian sugar factories are struggling to clear inventories as lower-cost imported sugar undercuts domestic production. Officials say the country produces about 2.8 million tonnes annually against consumption of 3.5 million tonnes, implying an import requirement of only 700,000 tonnes.
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