The India-UAE free-trade framework is improving market access for Indian organic foods, millet products and processed foods. The UAE also offers suppliers a potential commercial gateway to the wider Gulf, although exporters must still meet local standards and build reliable distribution.
The European Commission has proposed raising the EU’s minimum cigarette excise to €215 per 1,000 units and setting rates for newer nicotine products. Ukraine is scheduled to reach the current €90 minimum only in 2028, creating pressure to accelerate alignment while limiting illicit trade risks.
South Africa and Egypt have agreed veterinary conditions for red-meat exports, creating a potential new outlet for South African producers. Shipments cannot begin automatically: final signatures and exporter compliance are still required.
Dayyer Port in Iran’s Bushehr province has established customs facilities to receive and process its first vehicle shipment from Qatar. The vehicles may be cleared for Iran or transported in transit, but the shipment’s size, brands, value and importer have not been disclosed.
Ferrero is finalising the acquisition of an existing factory in Timișoara, which will become its first production site in Romania. The investment follows years in which the group served the Romanian market through imports and distribution, while earlier chocolate capacity in Brașov moved to Bulgaria.
Sri Lanka is adjusting paddy cultivation ahead of heavier rainfall expected during the 2026/27 El Niño episode. Silted reservoirs, exposure to floods and drought, and limited water-storage investment are increasing risks to domestic rice supply and import needs.
Kyrgyzstan and China have signed a protocol opening the Chinese market to Kyrgyz raspberries, blackberries and currants, akchabar.kg reported. The document was concluded under the two countries' phytosanitary cooperation and within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework. Kyrgyz fruit and berry exports have until now gone mainly to EAEU countries and other traditional markets.
The Dominican Republic is promoting machinery, drones and precision agriculture to lower farm costs and reduce dependence on foreign labor. The initiative is advancing as the government defends rice protections challenged by the United States under DR-CAFTA.
Thailand’s government says Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun did not sign an agreement committing the state to import US feed corn. The arrangement covers a planned private-sector purchase of 1 million tonnes, subject to quotas, import controls and safeguards for domestic farmers.
Greece has established a government committee to examine whether nuclear power should enter the country’s energy strategy. The body, chaired by Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos, must deliver its final report within 24 months.
Zhambyl Region has expanded grain-corn plantings by 7,400 hectares to supply Fufeng Group’s planned deep-processing complex. The projected 179,200-tonne harvest remains well below the plant’s initial annual processing capacity of 500,000 tonnes.
Engie Romania says regulated-price allocations and stored gas cover the estimated winter needs of its household customers. Its inventories are 15-20% higher than a year earlier, providing protection against volatile market prices and short-lived consumption peaks.
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