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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

German crop producer prices fall 10.4% in May

German farmers received 10.4 percent less for plant products in May than a year earlier, according to official statistics. The drop squeezes farm-gate revenue across the arable sector and shifts price competitiveness for German crop exports.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Trade Policy & Macro

Ecuador and Dominican Republic Open Talks on Partial Trade Agreement

Ecuador and the Dominican Republic began negotiations on 6 July for a partial trade agreement to widen reciprocal market access. Ecuadorian exports to the Dominican Republic reached USD 148 million in 2025, with a positive trade balance of USD 128 million.

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Eleanor Hayes
Head of Trade Policy Research
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Argentina's 2026-27 grain outlook improves on cheaper fertilizer

Lower fertilizer costs and favorable weather are lifting margins and optimism for Argentina's 2026-2027 corn, soybean and sunflower campaign, according to Agrositio. Market consultant Mariela Brandolin points to early corn as the standout, while producers used put options at USD 220 to hedge downside price risk.

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Ana Lucia Fernandes
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Chemicals & Fertilizers

Plastic packaging rises 11% in the EU, JRC study finds

Plastic was the only packaging material to grow its EU market presence between 2011 and 2025, up 11% to 5.9 million tonnes, according to a JRC study reported by retema.es. PET dominates consumer packaging, while glass still accounts for about 75% of packaging weight.

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Katrin Vogel
Lead Chemicals & Fertilizers Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Bulog Pushes to Finalize Rice Export Deals With Malaysia and Singapore

Indonesia's state logistics agency Bulog is accelerating talks to export rice to Malaysia and Singapore, targeting 200,000 tonnes and 10,000 tonnes respectively. Price negotiations continue, with the government insisting deals must not harm Indonesian farmers.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Indonesian garlic hits Rp100,000/kg as weak rupiah and China's import grip drive prices to record highs

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) says garlic prices rose in 269 districts, reaching Rp100,000 per kilogram in the worst-hit areas by mid-July 2026. The surge stems from a weaker rupiah and higher freight costs after the Strait of Hormuz closure, not from a shortage — imports rose 28.44% to 229,760 tonnes, with China supplying 98% of the flow.

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Ana Lucia Fernandes
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Indonesia eyes egg exports to Singapore to ease domestic price slump

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade plans to export chicken eggs to Singapore to absorb a domestic oversupply that has pushed local prices sharply lower. The move, reported by Bisnis.com, is also framed as a way to widen Indonesian access to ASEAN markets. No volumes or timelines have been disclosed.

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Ana Lucia Fernandes
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Krasnoyarsk Region Triples Rapeseed Meal Exports to China in H1 2026

Russia's Krasnoyarsk region shipped 33,700 tonnes of rapeseed meal to China in the first half of 2026, three times the volume of a year earlier. Regional Rosselkhoznadzor inspectors certified the cargo, moved by road and rail, as meeting Chinese sanitary requirements.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Industrial protectionism rises around West Africa's natural rubber trade

Agence Ecofin reports a wave of industrial protectionism building around natural rubber, one of West Africa's leading agricultural exports. The measures threaten established export flows that link regional producers, who ship rubber largely unprocessed, to industrial buyers abroad.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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