Canada began enforcing retaliatory tariffs of 15% to 50% on US goods including cheese and whey two weeks ago, USA Today reported. The measures land as USDA raises its 2026 milk production forecast to 237.2 billion pounds and cheese and butter prices sit well below year-ago levels.
Facilities cleared for export to the European Union account for 83% of Ukraine's poultry meat output and 75% of its table egg output, according to the Poultry Union of Ukraine. The EU list covers 15 poultry meat plants, 29 egg production facilities and five egg processing plants, with 22 enterprises added since the start of 2026. From 2026 the same requirements became mandatory on the domestic market as well.
Pakistan raised petrol to 370.80 rupees per litre and high-speed diesel to 398.04 rupees after four consecutive increases. Higher crude prices and disruption risks around the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb are feeding quickly into the import-dependent fuel market.
Morocco's 2026-2027 olive campaign opens with official May estimates of around 2 million tonnes now questioned by industry forecasts pointing to a decline of up to 40%. A shortage of seasonal pickers is raising day rates and delaying harvesting, while northern operators already talk of oil at about 35 dirhams per litre in producing zones.
Fedeagro has called on Venezuelan buyers to disclose purchase volumes, prices and delivery conditions for the current corn and rice harvest. The organization says uncertainty is exposing growers to low-priced intermediaries and raising freight costs, while an estimated 340,000 tonnes of rice await clearer terms from 26 processors.
Cambodia's rubber sector earned more than $560 million in the first seven months of 2026, up roughly 40% year on year, with exports of latex and rubber wood accounting for over $360 million. Latex export volumes rose 25.7% to 184,560 tonnes, while rubber wood shipments jumped 441%. Domestic tire plants continue to pay above export parity.
Poland's only soda ash producer will invest more than 2 billion zloty over four years to replace coal with biomass and municipal waste at its plants, strategy director Piotr Szlagowski-Budacz told PAP. A 300 million zloty boiler conversion contract is already signed, with start-up due in the second half of 2028 and a thermal waste treatment unit by 2030. Energy accounts for about half the costs of the company's soda business.
Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovski told parliament that Bulgaria has intensified state testing for mycotoxins and aflatoxins in milk, dairy products and animal feed, the outlet blitz.bg reported. No sample counts or failure rates were given. The move puts feed sourcing and raw-milk intake at the centre of compliance risk for Bulgarian processors and feed importers.
Natural rubber contracts fell on 17 September across TOCOM, the Shanghai Futures Exchange and SGX, while Thai RSS3 export offers slipped to 92.14 baht per kilogram. Butadiene rubber on SHFE led the decline with a 3.72% drop to 14,610 yuan per tonne. Analysts cited softer natural rubber purchasing by Chinese tyre manufacturers over the past week.
Tanzania has launched the AgResults Climate-Smart Dairy Prize Competition, a US$2.8 million programme running from 2026 to 2028 in four regions. Companies are paid fixed rates per verified vaccination, parasite treatment, insemination or 450-kilogram fodder package, with PwC acting as independent verifier. Organisers target roughly 28,200 dairy farmers and an additional 7,500 tonnes of fodder output.
After a shepherds' protest in Bucharest's Piața Victoriei turned violent on 15 September, the Romanian government published a package of measures for sheep and goat farmers. Exports of live sheep and goats can only resume once the European Commission approves an action plan submitted by veterinary authority ANSVSA, while drought and feed-cost compensation still lack funding and parliamentary approval.
Persistent heat and a lack of rainfall in Germany and Austria are weighing on hops and summer barley, the two raw materials brewers cannot substitute. Farmers and brewers are assessing whether the field stress will translate into tight supply around the Oktoberfest season. No harvest or price figures have been published so far.
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