India’s government is preparing to begin selling wheat on the open market next month. The measure is intended to expand supply and limit increases in wheat and flour prices during the festival months.
Hebei and Vietnam are seeking to expand two-way agricultural trade by combining complementary production with a direct freight railway between northern China and Hanoi. Market access will depend on cold-chain reliability, quarantine compliance, traceability and approved growing-area and packing-facility codes.
Conflict-related supply disruptions are redirecting fuel buyers toward exporters in the United States and India, Moneycontrol reports. The shift is creating new sales opportunities and potentially stronger margins as buyers replace unavailable or higher-risk supplies.
A national grape symposium in Gimcheon examined falling prices, climate change and sluggish exports facing South Korea’s grape industry. Producers called for less emphasis on large fruit and warned that reduced export-policy support is adding pressure.
Indonesia’s CPO tender price at Franco Dumai rose by Rp135 to Rp15,835 per kilogram on 18 August 2026. Gains at Dumai and Teluk Bayur coincided with firmer Malaysian futures, although conflicting Malaysian export estimates left the demand outlook uncertain.
Normandy farmers began harvesting silage maize about a month early after extreme heat and prolonged drought halted crop development. Yields are down by as much as 70% on some farms, raising the risk of feed shortages, weaker milk output and herd reductions this winter.
Alcohol-free beer is expected to exceed 14% of Spanish beer consumption, with one in seven draught orders now alcohol-free. The category is increasingly used by traditional beer drinkers who alternate products according to the occasion.
Spain remained the EU’s largest cucumber producer, accounting for 31.2% of output from a total 2.43 million tonnes in 2024. Italy, Germany and France recorded strong growth, while production declined in Poland and Romania.
Rising memory costs are pushing Chinese smartphone brands in India beyond their traditional sub-$150 base. Shipments are falling while Apple and Samsung gain share as financing narrows the affordability gap.
South Korean dairy processors are expanding into ice cream, bakery products and functional foods as demographic pressure and changing diets reduce white-milk consumption. Companies including Seoul Milk, Yonsei Dairy, Namyang Dairy Products and Maeil Dairies are using premium raw milk, established brands and convenience channels to pursue higher-margin sales.
The price of North American softwood bleached kraft pulp (N-BKP) sold to Japan fell for the first time in ten months, Nikkei reported. Pulp for July shipment settled at $820 a tonne, down $10 or 1.2% from the previous month. Nikkei linked the decline to falling prices for China-bound cargoes since March.
Georgia and Azerbaijan increased shipments of several agricultural products to Russia after Moscow began restricting Armenian goods in May. Georgian cherry deliveries rose almost 30-fold in June, while Armenia’s bilateral trade with Russia fell 20% in the first half of the year.
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