Istat foreign trade data processed by Fruitimprese show Italian exports of unprocessed fruit and vegetables up 4.4% in value but down 3.4% in volume in the first half of 2026. Imports rose 7.1% in value, leaving a trade deficit of €20.4 million and an import surplus of 297,478 tonnes. Citrus was the weakest segment after cyclone Harry, while exporters face a 20-30% cost increase from war-related logistics.
Spanish farm organisation Unión de Uniones has asked European Union institutions in Brussels for measures to address a crisis in the rice sector. The group says the price paid to growers at origin has fallen by 40% and attributes the decline to competition from imported rice.
Cenergy Holdings said its steel pipes segment, Corinth Pipeworks, has been awarded a DESFA contract to manufacture and supply pipe for the Doubling of the High Pressure Branch project on the 218.5 km Karperi–Komotini route. The company will produce more than 200 kilometres of 30-inch helically welded pipe at Thisvi, Boeotia. The new parallel line is designed as hydrogen-ready, compatible with up to 100% pure hydrogen.
Diesel is available at the overwhelming majority of branded filling stations run by Russia's large oil companies in almost all regions, according to a market review by Rossiyskaya Gazeta. The visible constraint is not missing product but occasional limits on how much fuel one customer can buy at once. The review does not specify which regions apply the caps or how large they are.
Vietnam exported more than $164 million of jackfruit in the first seven months of 2026, up 12% year on year. China remains the main destination, while suppliers are expanding into South Korea, Japan, the United States and European markets.
Natural rubber production is struggling to keep pace with consumption as adverse weather disrupts Asian supply. Export declines in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia have helped lift benchmark prices, although weaker consumption growth and trade risks cloud the outlook.
Sri Lanka plans to establish 250 dedicated king coconut villages by 2028, combining new planting, tree rehabilitation and village-level processing. The program targets 25 million additional nuts annually by 2030 and more than US$12 million in additional export earnings.
Thailand’s rubber authority aims to bring 350,000 rai of plantations under FSC or PEFC certification by 2027. The program is intended to support premium sales and improve readiness for the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Dacia director Mihai Bordeanu said on 4 September that production in Romania will decline by a double-digit percentage in 2026 and could be relocated because of energy costs, with roughly 1,700 employees having left since 2025. An analysis by the Asociația Energia Inteligentă puts Mioveni's cost disadvantage against Renault's Bursa plant at €318–378 per vehicle. A full withdrawal would put €5–5.5 billion of annual exports and 55,000–90,000 jobs at risk.
Iran’s olive industry is considering a national pact to coordinate water policy, research, processing investment, quality controls and market development. The proposal comes as growers, processors and exporters face climate pressure, currency constraints, outdated equipment and weak bargaining power.
European potato supplies are under pressure after farmers reduced planting and drought and extreme heat damaged crops. Radio ZET reports record prices in France and Germany, while processors are struggling to secure suitable potatoes for fries and chips.
Nicaragua has made registration compulsory for every participant in the pork supply chain. Movement permits become mandatory on February 3, 2027, followed by lot and individual identification requirements from February 2028.
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