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.
Law No. 3339-IX entered into force in Ukraine on September 16, 2026, introducing an indefinite ban on growing GM corn varieties and a ban on GM rapeseed and sugar beet until September 16, 2031. Soybeans face no direct prohibition but require state registration, and no GM soybean varieties are currently registered in the country.
German beer sales fell 6% in 2025, while alcoholic beer volumes declined another 2.2% in the first half of 2026. Oktoberfest remains a powerful showcase for Munich’s six authorized breweries, but discounting, higher costs and a possible sugar tax are increasing pressure on producers.
China, which generates 65–70% of Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export revenue, is imposing stricter requirements on quarantine, chemical residues, traceability and environmental practices. Vietnamese suppliers face pressure to digitize growing-area records, expand processing and improve cold-chain logistics.
Senegal is pursuing Indonesian backing to revive its oil palm sector and reduce reliance on imported palm oil, Agence Ecofin reported. The country ranks among West Africa's largest palm oil importers alongside Nigeria, Togo and Burkina Faso. Indonesia, the world's leading producer, controls the full chain from planting material to refining.
South Korea’s auto industry is seeking a production tax credit as Chinese-made electric vehicles rapidly expand their domestic market share. The country applies an 8% tariff to Chinese passenger cars, compared with China’s 15% levy on South Korean vehicles and substantially higher barriers in the US and EU.
Croatia's State Inspectorate says two consignments of Brazilian poultry meat, 27,000 kg each, entered the country in February and March 2026, months before the EU closed its market to Brazilian animal-origin products on 3 September. A further consignment was refused entry in April after Salmonella Minnesota was detected. The ban under Regulation (EU) 2026/1189 applies only to future shipments.
India’s animal husbandry department is updating the Bharat Pashudhan Portal to let farmers buy and sell cattle, buffaloes, goats and other livestock across the country. Listings will include identification, age, milk-production capacity, breeding history and photographs.
South Korean households reduced meat spending last year despite a rise in overall real expenditure, with the steepest decline among households earning no more than 1 million won a month. Imported pork sales volume rose 44.3% in the first half of this year as consumers became more price-sensitive.
Abiove raised its 2026 forecast for Brazilian soybean crushing to a record 63.5 million tonnes. Stronger soybean oil and meal exports, alongside a broader buyer base, are increasing Brazil’s role as a supplier of processed oilseed products.
Ultrajaya is acquiring FrieslandCampina’s century-old Indonesian operation, bringing together two rivals in the country’s branded dairy market. IDNFinancials reports that the transaction is expected to support Ultrajaya’s business growth over the coming years, although financial terms were not disclosed in the supplied material.
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