Per-capita beef consumption in Argentina has dropped to a historic low as weak household purchasing power keeps domestic demand at its floor, according to LM Diario. The industry warns that the El Niño phenomenon could hit cattle-raising areas hard and push prices back up, leaving the chain with rising costs and a consumer unable to absorb them.
A monthly shelf-price survey covering Tokyo and neighbouring areas showed pulp toilet paper from major Japanese mills selling at 798 to 898 yen for a 12-roll, 100-metre pack in August, with the midpoint 9.7% above July. Nikkei reported that price increases announced by manufacturers are now reaching store shelves. Recycled-fibre toilet paper from mid-sized and smaller producers is tracked separately in the same survey.
Indonesian authorities are pulling 25 fortified rice brands from the market after tests at four laboratories found their nutrient content did not match label claims. Trade Minister Budi Santoso says retail supply is secure, citing about 4.6 million tonnes of government rice reserves at Perum Bulog and an extra one million tonnes of stabilisation rice. Police are examining whether the case involves criminal conduct.
Escalating Middle East conflict has pushed Brent to $107.6 a barrel and European TTF gas to about €82.8/MWh, roughly ten times US Henry Hub, eroding the competitiveness of European ammonia and urea plants. With 34% of global urea trade and 49% of sulphur moving through the Strait of Hormuz, Mirae Asset sees a short-term urea shortfall. Vietnam, holding about 0.8 million tonnes of theoretical urea surplus, exported 2.05 million tonnes of fertilizer worth $1.11 billion in eight months.
German printing group Euro-Druckservice will permanently shut its plant in Ghimbav, Brașov county, on 31 December 2026, ending production at Romania's largest commercial printing site. The unit, opened in 2008 after a €20 million investment, employs 84 people and posted a net loss of 5.5 million lei on falling turnover.
Russian seafood shipments to the European Union rose to €80.6 million in July, the strongest monthly value in 20 months, according to Eurostat data cited by Pravda.ru and finance.rambler.ru. Fillets and fish meat accounted for €67.6 million of the total, driven by frozen cod and pollock. Cumulative January–July shipments of €352.2 million remain 21% below the same period a year earlier.
The average German wood pellet price reached €454.21 per tonne in September 2026, 12.5% above the 12-month average of €403.63 and 35.6% higher than a year earlier. The Deutsches Pelletinstitut points to reduced sawdust availability caused by weak sawmill activity, alongside higher personnel and transport costs. Heat from pellets now costs 9.08 cents per kilowatt-hour, still around 48% below heating oil.
Greenpeace Japan published a report on September 17 arguing that global warming is damaging three of the country's autumn staples: sweet potatoes, Japanese pears and rice. The group combined meteorological data from major producing regions with accounts gathered from growers nationwide, Tokyo Shimbun reported.
At a parliamentary hearing in the Sejm on 16 September 2026, Polish cement producers said that if free EU ETS allowances disappear in 2039 without CO2 storage in place, domestic cement production will no longer be possible. About 63% of plant emissions are process emissions, and capture installations for the whole sector are estimated at up to 20 billion zlotys.
Cristina Scocchia, chief executive of illycaffè, told ADNFinance that retail coffee prices in Italy could rise from January, after green coffee costs climbed 80% in five years and arabica reached 300 cents per pound. She also ruled out a stock market listing in 2026 and confirmed that €80 million of a €120 million investment plan in Trieste has been spent.
South Korea's emissions allowance price has moved above 30,000 won, eroding the cost advantage of coal-fired generation, according to Hans Economy. The power sector's paid-allocation ratio is also set to rise in stages during the fourth planning period of the national emissions trading scheme. The substitute fuel, LNG, has become more expensive as well, leaving the cost of replacement unresolved.
An extended spell of rain during Japan's late-summer and early-autumn growing season has pushed the country's signature seasonal products in opposite directions. Shine Muscat table grapes are selling around 10% below normal levels after quality slipped, while matsutake mushrooms are heading for an abundant wild harvest. Chestnut results differ so sharply between regions that growers are struggling to read the season.
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