Indonesia is pairing cocoa downstream development with a large-scale renewal and expansion of smallholder plantations. The program targets 247,260 hectares through 2027 as domestic processors operate at only 51% of their combined 700,000-tonne capacity.
South Korea will apply its agricultural price-stabilization system to garlic and onions for the first time. Eligible growers may receive compensation when average harvest prices fall below a benchmark set at around 80% of normal wholesale prices.
HSBC expects geopolitical tensions and constrained flows through the Strait of Hormuz to keep the global oil market out of balance until at least mid-2027. The bank raised its 2026 Brent forecast to $90 a barrel, while continued conflict could push prices toward $120.
Indian pigeon-pea prices are rising as rainfall deficits threaten crops in Maharashtra and Karnataka, which account for more than two-thirds of national production. A weaker rupee is also increasing the likely cost of imports needed to cover the domestic supply gap.
Belarus has started harvesting sugar beet, while its four processing plants are moving to round-the-clock operations. The country produced about 700,000 tonnes of sugar from domestic beet last year, with half of that volume potentially available for export.
US milk and dairy-solids production continues to grow as farms improve yields and processors expand cheese and ingredient capacity. With fluid-milk demand broadly stagnant, additional supply is increasingly tied to export markets, although water, environmental and cost pressures remain significant.
Russian brands captured 43.3% of the country’s new passenger-car market in August 2026, their highest share since 2006. Sales reached 48,800 vehicles, led by Lada and the rapidly expanding Tenet brand.
Longer transit times to the Middle East are weakening the competitiveness of Indian bananas and delaying exporters’ cash flow. India’s share of Iraq’s banana market has fallen from about 75-80% last year to below 40%, while farm-gate prices have declined.
Argentina exported 259,282 tonnes of dairy products worth US$987 million between January and July 2026, a record in both volume and value, according to the Argentine Dairy Chain Observatory (OCLA). Brazil absorbed 51.2% of shipments, while exports took 28.7% of national milk production. The record was set with average unit prices 5.1% below last year.
Belarus has increased exports of peat-based nutrient soils, substrates and fertilisers by 23%, with China and CIS states the most active buyers, according to MIR 24. Demand for heating briquettes has fallen while processed growing media move to the front of the industry. A Vitebsk region site extracts about 200 tonnes a day from reserves of 2.5 billion tonnes.
Russian Railways carried a record 10.6 million tonnes of export coal eastward in August 2026, up 6.1% year on year. Demand from Asian markets, led by China, supported growth despite the capacity constraints inherent in the Baikal-Amur Mainline and Trans-Siberian Railway corridors.
Kyrgyzstan’s fruit and berry market capacity per capita more than doubled between 2019 and 2025, while potato-market capacity contracted by almost one-quarter. Grain, meat, eggs and vegetables also recorded substantial gains despite population growth.
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