Türkiye’s TMO received its best offers at $1,399-$1,408.50 per tonne in a tender for 12,000 tonnes of sunflower oil. The proposed deliveries to İskenderun or Mersin are scheduled between 21 September and 16 October, subject to official approval.
Kenyan seed producers are introducing faster-maturing maize hybrids as depressed rainfall causes crop losses exceeding 60% in some areas. New varieties require less than 350mm of rain, compared with about 800mm for traditional hybrids, and some mature within 90 days.
Russia intends to expand oil, LNG, pipeline gas and coal deliveries to Asia-Pacific markets as it redirects export capacity eastward. Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev presented the policy at the 16th APEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting but disclosed no volume targets or timetable.
Chile's table grape committee says expanding local production in China and South Korea has cut the space for imported fruit, with Chilean shipments to China down 40% last season. China is now the world's largest table grape exporter at close to 800,000 tonnes, while the United States still absorbs 52% of Chilean grape exports.
WAPA figures presented at Prognosfruit 2026 put the EU apple crop at 9.496 million tonnes, 15.6% below 2025 and under the multi-year average. Poland, the bloc's largest producer, is forecast at 2.665 million tonnes, down 29.9%. Large unsold stocks in Italy and Germany and heat damage to Gala quality now shape the price outlook.
MACBAN has urged Nigeria’s government to assess how rising imports of beef and other meat products affect domestic production, employment and investment. The association did not provide import volumes, origin countries or price data, leaving the scale of the reported increase unclear.
Pakistan’s exports of rice, sugar, cotton, onions, sesame and potatoes have declined because of elevated costs, according to a parliamentary committee discussion reported by Express.pk. The meeting also highlighted seafood opportunities and the monthly movement of 300–400 donkeys to Gwadar.
Heated tobacco sticks made at Papastratos' Aspropyrgos factory accounted for 83% of the value of Greek exports to Japan in 2025, with 60% of the plant's output shipped to the Japanese market. Investment in the site since 2017, backed by Philip Morris International, has passed €700 million, and annual export value now exceeds €400 million. Greek exports to Japan rose 41.8% in 2025.
Vietnam's National Assembly is preparing to examine a revised draft of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms, in force since 2012. The Ministry of Health wants the law's scope widened to electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco and a residual category of “other tobacco products”, while legal experts warn that unclear definitions would leave regulators exposed to the next generation of products.
Ecuador is preparing to authorize pear imports from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna after a technical inspection produced favorable results. Shipments may begin next season once the bilateral phytosanitary protocol is signed and published in Ecuador’s Official Register.
Tomato prices in Morocco remain as high as 8 dirhams per kilogram despite a ban on exports to African markets. The outcome suggests that restricting regional trade alone has not addressed the forces keeping domestic prices elevated.
The Polish Ceramic Union has appealed to national authorities and European Union institutions for urgent measures to improve conditions in the ceramic sector, strefabiznesu.pl reported. The association says tile manufacturers are facing pressures it describes as a crisis for Polish factories. The appeal is addressed to both government levels at once.
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