Ginger blight has reappeared in Kaduna State, threatening Nigeria’s recovery from the disease-driven production collapse of 2023. Farmers face potential harvest losses, high treatment costs and domestic prices that remain above international levels.
Senegal’s 2026 mango campaign appears better managed, according to Agence Ecofin, after earlier disruptions in the European market. Production, logistics and access to European buyers nevertheless remain sources of risk for the country’s leading fruit export sector.
Vietnam earned more than $116 million from passion-fruit exports to the EU in the first seven months of 2026. The fruit remained a leading contributor to Vietnamese fruit and vegetable sales in the bloc, while tighter residue and traceability requirements raised compliance risks.
All 83 deputies present in Moldova's Parliament voted in first reading for a draft law introducing licensing of grain imports from Ukraine. The authors had proposed a four-month regime; parliament settled on two months amid government warnings about effects on milling, baking and livestock costs. Transit of Ukrainian grain through Moldova continues at a tariff reduced by 50%.
Vietnam has ordered stronger action against illicit tobacco networks operating at borders, in domestic markets and online. Authorities will increase inspections, information sharing and digital tracing as smugglers move sales to social media, e-commerce and delivery services.
Global ECO Green will begin accepting apples for industrial processing in Kyrgyzstan on October 1. The plant can process up to 45,000 tonnes of fruit and produce up to 7,000 tonnes of apple concentrate per season.
Revenues at OCP, Morocco's state-owned phosphate group, fell in the first half of the year, mainly because of higher sulfur prices, according to Le Monde. The French daily ties the pressure to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the corridor used by Gulf sulfur cargoes. Sulfur is the input that turns phosphate rock into phosphoric acid and finished DAP and MAP fertilizer.
Nearly 10 Chinese vehicle brands are preparing to enter Vietnam during the remainder of 2026 and in 2027. The announced group includes Zeekr, Li Auto, Changan, DFSK, Forthing, Deepal and Icaur, setting up a broader contest for customers and dealership partners.
Bangladesh is forecast to import 1.6 million tonnes of rice in the 2026-27 marketing year, up 14.3% from the previous year. Flood-related crop losses are expected to increase demand for supplies from regional and global markets.
Damn Fine Coffee and Australia’s Market Development Facility have opened Sri Lanka’s first dedicated dry mill for sorting green coffee beans. The facility aims to improve consistency, traceability and export readiness for international specialty markets.
Lithuania registered 2,306 electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in August, 56.7% more than a year earlier. Rising fuel prices and purchase incentives are supporting demand, although diesel vehicles still dominate the national fleet.
More than 2,500 tonnes of foreign fruit were brought onto the Krasnodar market during the summer months, with melons and lemons from Kazakhstan making up the largest share, Kuban TV reported. Rosselkhoznadzor used the occasion to ask traders to stop concealing goods from inspectors. With no customs border inside the Eurasian Economic Union, the wholesale market is where documents and cargo are matched.
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