Farmers in Bangladesh’s Rangpur agricultural region produced 1,607,092 tonnes of maize during the 2026 Rabi and Kharif-1 seasons. Strong feed-industry demand and farmgate prices of Taka 1,000-1,150 per 40 kilograms supported farmer returns.
Concerns are growing over pulse availability in India as lower imports coincide with weaker sowing and the prospect of reduced domestic production. The combination could tighten supplies and put upward pressure on prices, adding another risk to household food budgets.
Independent winegrowers in France's Aude department are preparing the 2026 harvest with a commercial destination assigned to each batch of grapes before picking, their union said in Narbonne on 18 August. A fifth heat wave has widened the gap between irrigated and non-irrigated plots, while fragile cash positions have pushed the syndicate to defend the 15% deposit on spot bulk sales.
Romanian dairy producer organisations say the farmgate milk price has fallen to around 2.11 lei per litre while costs rise, pushing cattle to abattoirs. Pro Agro estimates 40-45% of dairy farms could disappear next year and breeders warn Romania may import 80-90% of the milk it consumes within 18-24 months.
Tunisian olive oil exports to Spain have risen 85% since 2016, according to La Gaceta, intensifying pressure on the world’s largest producing country. Spanish growers are calling for tighter import controls and equivalent production standards as costs reach €3.80 per kilogram for some farms.
Russia raised its wheat export duty 2.2-fold to 721.1 rubles per tonne and its corn duty to 284 rubles per tonne from 19 August. The currency-driven increase raises exporters’ costs while the grain-damper mechanism seeks to contain domestic prices and channel revenue back to agriculture.
Sales of Chilean, South African and Argentine still wines rose in Russia in the first half of 2026, while major European categories contracted. Russian wine remained dominant, and European producers retained a meaningful position in sparkling wine.
Turkey supplies about 65-70% of the world’s hazelnuts and exports hazelnuts and related products to around 150 countries. Production spans 706,000 hectares and supports approximately 500,000 farmers, while the EU accounts for an average 75% of exports.
Russian checkout controls have prevented more than 602 million attempted sales of noncompliant dairy products since May 2024. Expired goods accounted for 357.4 million blocks, while duplicate sales and invalid marking codes were also major sources of rejection.
COFCO International has shipped 69,000 tonnes of Brazilian sorghum from Santos to Guangzhou in the first large-scale operation of its kind. The cargo gives Brazilian growers access to China’s animal-feed and baijiu industries while adding an alternative to US supply.
South Korean producers are pressing for a dedicated mushroom industry law and revisions to waste, farmland and origin-labeling rules. They argue that regulatory changes could lower substrate disposal costs and support expansion into mycelium-based food, materials and biotechnology.
Donald Trump says Canada will lower agricultural tariffs for US farmers, while Ottawa maintains that its dairy protections will remain. Any concession involving dairy ingredients could affect Canadian processors and increase the use of US milk products in foods such as yogurt.
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