Ghana has won firm purchase commitments from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for cocoa paste, butter, cake and powder, according to La Tribune, citing the Cocoa Marketing Company. The world's second-largest producer is pushing value-added processing even as its grinding plants run at 50% of a 505,000-tonne capacity.
Turkey's exports to Africa rose 12 percent year on year to $11 billion in the first half of 2025, according to TİM data cited by CNN Türk. Morocco remained the top destination at $2.1 billion, while Egypt posted the largest gain in value with a $349.4 million increase.
The European Parliament voted down a European Commission proposal that would have equated sustainable Italian soybean cultivation with deforestation-linked production. Coldiretti and Filiera Italia called the outcome a victory for Italian growers. The measure had targeted a global ILUC risk coefficient for soybean oil used in biofuels.
Turkey earned $2.219 billion exporting 169,480 tons of hazelnut kernels between September 2025 and June 2026, according to official data cited by a chamber of agriculture head and reported by Cumhuriyet. The figures imply export prices of 615 lira per kilogram for kernels, while growers are paid just 160-170 lira, reviving a dispute over producer margins.
Brazil loses access to the EU market for meat and animal products when a revised supplier list takes effect on September 3, according to Estadão. Poultry could return within weeks, but beef may stay excluded until 2027 because of the long cattle cycle. Brazil ships about US$1.8 billion in animal protein to the bloc each year.
The European Commission has committed to present a 2027 proposal to revise animal welfare rules for pig farms, part of its new European Strategy for Livestock Farming. Spain, the EU's largest pork producer and a leading global exporter, fears costly farm adaptations.
Indonesian palm oil production and exports both increased through April 2026 on strong domestic and international demand, according to Gapki. National stocks tightened over the same period, keeping the global vegetable oil market finely balanced.
Live-weight pork in Russia rose 5% to 127 rubles per kilogram in a single reporting week, with retail cuts up 3-4% to about 289 rubles, according to Pravda.Ru. Higher feed prices, export restrictions and peak summer demand are driving the increase.
India, once the world's second-largest sugar exporter, may stay out of the global market for two to three years as El Niño hits cane crops and ethanol diversion drains its surplus, according to Jagran. Exports have fallen from 6.8 million tonnes to about 800,000, and the country could become a sugar importer by 2027-28.
Spanish olive oil sales to the United States fell only 3% by volume to 77,099 tonnes despite EU tariffs of 10-15%, according to ABC. Total exports reached 574,677 tonnes for the 2025-26 campaign, up 2% year on year, as China, Mexico and South Korea absorbed the pressure.
Ukraine has begun its 2026 grain harvest with early yields up 56% year on year and wheat up 59%, according to UkrAgroConsult. Corn output is seen above 32.5 Mt and wheat near 22.8 Mt, pointing to strong export potential, though port strikes and rising rail freight cloud the outlook.
Retail prices for mustard, soybean and palm oil in India have climbed 10-12% year-on-year, driven by higher import costs and concern over a weaker-than-normal monsoon. As the world's top edible oil importer, India faces continued price pressure in the coming months.
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