Researchers have warned that pipelines approved as “hydrogen-ready” may continue carrying natural gas without firm conversion deadlines. The debate affects Europe’s planned 53,000-kilometre hydrogen backbone and emerging infrastructure in the United States.
Italy’s table-grape industry is shifting from traditional seeded cultivars toward seedless varieties demanded by European buyers. The transition opens export opportunities but increases growers’ exposure to licensing costs, foreign breeding programs and difficult planting decisions.
Ireland has introduced grass-fed beef in Ho Chi Minh City after Vietnam authorized imports in January 2026. A 0% EVFTA tariff supports its premium-market prospects, but suppliers still need broader distribution and stronger product recognition.
Turkey’s walnut harvest has begun with production expectations varying sharply by region after frost reduced the 2025 crop. DÜNYA reports projected output of about 2,000 tonnes in Niksar and 45,000-50,000 tonnes in Kahramanmaraş, while quoted prices range from 135 to around 300 lira per kilogram.
Wholesale onion prices in Maharashtra fell about 13% between September 16 and October 3 as the new kharif crop and government buffer stocks reached markets. Retail prices declined by ₹1-21 per kilogram across 126 cities, while the government expects supply to strengthen further.
Petrobras has completed the acquisition of a 75% interest and operatorship in Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe. The deal expands the Brazilian company’s African exploration portfolio as it seeks to replenish oil and gas reserves through new frontier acreage.
B&G Foods and Nortera have terminated the proposed sale of the Green Giant and le Sieur Canadian vegetable business. Canada’s Competition Bureau had sought to block the transaction, arguing that it could raise wholesale prices and reduce choice in an already concentrated market.
Taxes average 47.3% of Europe’s final petrol price, or about €0.976 per litre, according to Newmoney. The burden reaches €1.270 per litre in the Netherlands, while taxes represent about 52.5% of the pump price in Greece.
Mexico has set its maximum sugar export quota to the United States at 754,468 metric tons for the 2026-27 sugar cycle. The September adjustment adds 226,452 metric tons compared with the data available in July 2026, while authorities say domestic supply and projected inventories will remain protected.
Mexican wine-grape production reached 83,178 tonnes in 2025, with its value rising to 1.4126 billion pesos. Baja California, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes supplied 76.5% of the national harvest.
Songdo has world-leading biopharmaceutical production capacity but imports 95% of its raw and auxiliary materials. GlobalData says this dependence exposes a strategic weakness as the global market for bioprocess inputs expands.
Iran’s Tuyserkan county has harvested about 24,000 tonnes of walnuts this year, with the crop entering the market. Its orchards cover roughly 8,300 hectares, including about 200 hectares of newly planted, non-bearing trees.
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