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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Uzbekistan ships new grape and melon consignments to the UK

New consignments of Uzbek grapes and melons have arrived in the United Kingdom with support from Uzbekistan's embassy in London, according to EastFruit and UzDaily. British distributor Capital Foodservice is importing Kelin barmoq grapes and Torpeda, Kokcha and Obi novvot melons, flown in on Uzbekistan Airways services. Shipments are planned to continue until the end of the current season; no volumes or values were disclosed.

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Mei Tanaka
Senior Machinery & Automotive Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Cheap imported pork and poultry undercut Vietnamese farmers as dragon fruit prices collapse

Vietnam imported 595,700 tonnes of meat and meat products worth $1.7 billion in the first seven months of the year, with pork volumes up 27.1% and average import prices down 38.4%, Tien Phong reported citing customs data. Domestic poultry farmers are losing 6,000-8,000 dong per kilogram, while dragon fruit sells in Ho Chi Minh City for as little as 5,000 dong per kilogram.

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Ji-won Park
Electronics & Technology Analyst
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| Food & Beverages

Greek farm input costs rise 5.6% in Q2 2026 as output prices lag at 1.58%

Prices for goods and services used in Greek agricultural production rose 5.6% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, while farm-gate prices gained only 1.58%, according to Eurostat data reported by moneyreview.gr. Heating fuel was up 53.19% and fertilisers 10.27%. Greek milk and cereal producer prices rose while EU averages fell sharply.

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Isabella Romano
Lead Food & Beverage Analyst
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| Logistics & Freight

Haropa grain traffic rises 33% as Rouen awaits faster new-crop loadings

Haropa Port handled 4.07 million tonnes of grain in the first half of 2026, up 33% year on year, according to La France Agricole. After Rouen loaded 8.4 million tonnes during the 2025/26 campaign, the port expects activity to accelerate despite Black Sea competition.

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Marco Bianchi
Lead Logistics & Freight Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Local rice at Rp16,000 per kilogram loses Nunukan market to cheaper Malaysian supply

Rice produced around the Indonesian border regency of Nunukan has reached Rp16,000 per kilogram, while rice from Malaysia sells for about Rp3,000 less, according to regional.kompas.com. Malaysian supply now accounts for the bulk of trade in the local market, though the report gives no volumes or trade channel.

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Kevin O'Sullivan
Lead Electronics & Technology Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Uganda to write off Shs35 billion in tea factory tax arrears and add sector investment

Uganda plans to cancel Shs35 billion of accumulated tax debt owed by its tea factories, according to APA News, with the Kenyan Wall Street describing the package as tax relief combined with a KSh7.25 billion investment to revive the sector. Both publications link the factories' debts to a prolonged crisis in the tea industry. Neither report names the factories covered or sets a timeline for the investment.

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Ji-won Park
Electronics & Technology Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Philippines produces 2.3 million tonnes of bananas and still cannot meet export demand

The Philippines produced about 2.3 million tonnes of bananas last year but lacks the land to expand further, according to Stephen Antig of the Philippine exporters federation. Output could fall 10 to 15 percent this year as the industry prepares for a possible Super El Niño, while China has become the country's second-largest market for bananas and pineapples.

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Mei Tanaka
Senior Machinery & Automotive Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Egypt reports 10.5 million feddans of farmland as wheat imports fall about 10%

Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk said the country's agricultural land covers about 10.5 million feddans against a crop area of roughly 17.5 million, according to Youm7. Domestic wheat delivered to the Ministry of Supply has passed 5 million tonnes and imports are down about 10%, while sugar has reached self-sufficiency with a surplus available.

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Chen Wei
Metals & Mining Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Moroccan farm exports under pressure in Spain amid boycott calls and blocked trucks

Moroccan agricultural products are facing mounting pressure in the Spanish market, with calls for a consumer boycott and the interception of Moroccan trucks, the Moroccan outlet Attasiaa reported. Growers are asking for protection for their shipments. The report does not quantify the volumes or number of vehicles involved.

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

Olam Agri enters Nigeria's cattle feed market with Tru-Value range

Singapore-based Olam Agri has launched Tru-Value, its first cattle feed range in Nigeria, with three products for fattening, finishing and milk production. The move extends a feed business that already runs 800,000 tonnes of poultry feed and more than 150,000 tonnes of fish feed capacity in Kwara State. Nigeria's Livestock Master Plan 2026-2040 puts the national dry matter shortfall at 8.33% of requirements.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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