The Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association wants beverages containing more than 5 g/100 ml of HFCS to face a 20% excise tax. The proposal seeks to close gaps in Vietnam’s planned sugar-sweetened beverage tax and reduce pressure on domestic cane sugar.
Indonesia’s Bulog is accelerating the distribution of SPHP feed corn at Rp5,000 per kilogram, saying national stocks are sufficient. The program is intended to maintain feed-material availability and support the continuity of domestic livestock farming.
HD Construction Equipment is opening a 20,000-square-meter service and logistics hub in Balikpapan to expand its Indonesian mining-equipment business. The company has also signed a KRW 390 billion contract to supply gas-generator engine long blocks for US data centers.
Greece’s pet-products and services market is estimated at more than €500-550 million annually, above the €350-440 million baby-goods market. Falling births and rising demand for premium pet food are reshaping opportunities for retailers and manufacturers.
Russia is considering raising the import duty on beer from designated “unfriendly” countries from €1.5 to €5 per liter as part of its 2027–2029 fiscal plans. The proposal follows a fall in direct beer imports and rapid growth in EU shipments to Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
Oshnavieh expects more than 200,000 tonnes of apples this year, 20% above last year, but weak demand and export constraints are pushing wholesale prices down. Growers face high production and storage costs, while the two-month harvest supports at least 4,000 seasonal jobs.
Euronics is offering a Turkish-made Candy washing machine for €100 in Italy, down from a previous price of €400. Il Foglio links the promotion to aggressive competition by Chinese-owned appliance brands amid excess capacity and weak demand in China.
Imported seed accounts for 68–72% of Russia’s corn-seed market, according to ZOL, and import volumes increased by 15–20% in 2026. Domestic breeding programs released 12–15 new varieties, but their market share remained at 5–8%.
Fedearroz estimates that 305,000 tonnes of white rice entered Colombia illegally during the period covered by its figures. The federation placed national rice consumption at 2.21 million tonnes and the contraband share at 11.83%.
Turkey’s canned citrus exports rose 28% from $30 million to $38.5 million, with the industry targeting more than $50 million by year-end. Germany remained the largest market, while the Aegean Region accounted for 48.5% of national export revenue.
Germany is maintaining its 2029 sewage-sludge phosphorus-recovery deadline, although the Environment Agency expects no more than 25% of the required ash-processing capacity to be available. Incineration capacity is expanding, but industrial-scale recovery technology, product quality and storage rules remain unresolved.
Britain is preparing a deposit-return system covering single-use beverage cans and plastic bottles across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The scheme will add a 20-pence deposit and aims to raise recycling from about 50% to 80–90%.
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