Greece’s ready-meal market exceeded €1 billion in 2025, with annual growth estimated at about 3%. Supermarkets are expanding their offer as household spending reaches approximately €770 a year.
Paraguay is seeking approval to export beef to Mexico, South Korea and Japan as it works to diversify sales among major international markets. Mexico is the most advanced of the three processes, while an initial Turkish interest covers about 300 tonnes.
Date arrivals at Jeddah’s central fruit and vegetable market exceeded 1,334,898 kilograms during the current season. Authorities in the Makkah region are monitoring product safety, quality and compliance as supplies move through the market.
Global chicken consumption and production have risen sharply over the past 3–4 years as breeding and farming advances shorten production cycles and reinforce price competitiveness. Food manufacturers and restaurant operators are responding with new chicken products and expanded processing facilities.
CHS plans to build a soybean processing facility in Evansville, Wisconsin, with annual capacity of 80 million bushels. Feedstuffs reports that the plant is targeted to begin operations in fall 2028, potentially expanding the Upper Midwest market for soybeans while increasing supplies of soybean meal and oil.
Yogyakarta recorded two frozen chili shipments to Japan and Singapore worth Rp749.9 million in 2026. Indonesia’s quarantine agency is expanding certification and compliance support to help local producers and small businesses retain market access.
The Far East price of Russian grade Zh coking coal reached $176 per tonne in early September, up 32.3% since the start of the year. Supply constraints in Asia are encouraging Chinese buyers to seek more Russian material, including grade K coal.
India accounted for about 70% of Russia’s oil-product imports in August 2026, according to CREA data cited in the source material. The concentration emerged as Ukrainian drone attacks increased pressure on Russia’s energy system.
Chery-owned Jetour has launched in Romania with four petrol-powered SUVs, making the country its second EU market after Poland. The T2 starts at a promotional €39,900, while all models receive a seven-year or 150,000-kilometre warranty.
An investigation by Global Witness traces barbecue charcoal sold by B&Q and Waitrose to Paraguayan supplier Taruma, whose wood comes from properties that have cleared more than 28,000 hectares of Chaco forest since 2012. UK law bans imports tied to illegal deforestation but does not cover charcoal, while stricter EU rules covering all deforested land take effect on 30 December.
European cosmetics manufacturers say regulatory burdens are reducing their competitive advantage against US and Asian producers. Poland illustrates the sector’s commercial strength: its cosmetics market reached €6.4 billion in 2025, rising 9.3% year on year.
Security risks around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing some Iraq-bound cargo through Jordan’s Aqaba port and onward by road. Aqaba Container Terminal’s transit traffic rose 155.1% in the first half of 2026, testing whether Jordan can turn an emergency route into a durable logistics corridor.
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