Indonesia's quarantine authority Barantin is negotiating phytosanitary export access for plant commodities with 13 countries, including mango and wasabi to Australia, mango and melon to Japan, and fresh durian and sweet corn to China. The pipeline sits alongside sharp volume growth in products that already have protocols, such as mangosteen and salak, and a warning case in which agreed pineapple access to New Zealand and the United States has produced zero shipments.
European output of freeze-dried fruit and vegetables passed 15,000 tonnes in 2024, with Germany, the UK, France and the Netherlands holding 71% of regional capacity. Italy, a net importer, runs 8,000-12,000 tonnes of capacity against ingredient imports estimated at €600-800 million in 2026. Global market valuations range from $3.1 billion to $9.4 billion depending on scope.
Retail rice prices have risen again across several Indonesian regions on shifting supply, higher farm-gate paddy prices and uneven distribution, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said. Lawmakers are pressing the government to secure stocks and distribution before possible El Nino disruption running into early 2027, while officials investigate fortified rice sold at up to 57,000 rupiah per kilogram.
ECOLOG, controlled by Greek shipowner Peter Livanos, is seeking permits for a large energy hub in the Netherlands designed to handle liquid hydrogen imports and CO2 exports. According to topontiki.gr, the Amsterdam project is meant to plug into Europe's emerging carbon transport and storage chain, with permitting — not technology or capital — identified as the main obstacle.
Pohang, the North Gyeongsang city known as South Korea's steel capital, has been confirmed as a 2026 government-designated specialist agricultural production complex for strawberries. The cluster has switched from the soft-fleshed Seolhyang variety to the export-oriented Geumsil and now ships to seven overseas markets. The city is targeting 5 billion won in strawberry exports by 2030.
Italy is considering another one-week extension of its €0.17-per-litre fuel excise cut as crude and pump prices rise. Disruptions affecting Saudi Arabian and Libyan supplies have intensified pressure on European refiners and Italy’s fuel market.
Dairy Australia has revised national milk production after uncovering five years of missed data. The updated series shows output increased to 8.52 billion litres in 2024-25 rather than declining as initially reported.
Poland expects its pumpkin harvest to rise from 435,770 tonnes in 2025 to 480,130 tonnes in 2026. Despite being the EU’s largest producer, the country exports only about 1% of its output.
Japan's liquor tax revision taking effect in October 2026 merges the separate rates for beer, happoshu and third-category products into a single level, narrowing the retail price gaps that shaped the market. Asahi Breweries has timed the largest renewal in Super Dry's history to the same month, building the product around serving temperature rather than price.
Polish beer exports to Russia reached a record €3.3 million in July, rising 5.5-fold year on year. Poland expanded its position despite a 44% decline in total EU beer supplies to the Russian market.
Kyrgyzstan bought $20.3 million of Russian fertilizer from January through June 2026, 1.6 times the year-earlier amount. Russia’s share of the country’s fertilizer imports increased from 40% to 50%, led by nitrogen and mixed products.
Spain ended the 2025/26 wine marketing year with 32.37 million hectolitres of wine and must in storage as of 31 July, according to provisional INFOVI data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Finished wine accounted for 30.07 million hectolitres, or 92.9% of the total. The ministry is not publishing a homogeneous year-on-year comparison for this reference, so the figure serves as a starting inventory benchmark for the 2026/27 campaign.
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