Russian agricultural exports exceeded $20 billion in the first half of 2026, rising 26% year on year. China and other Asian markets are driving growth, while exporters redirect cargoes from constrained Black Sea routes.
The wholesale premium for Italian extra-virgin olive oil over Spanish oil has fallen from peaks of €4-5 per kilogram to less than €0.70. Weak Italian demand and expectations of a 1.6-million-tonne Spanish harvest are reshaping competition, although hot and dry weather could reverse part of the decline.
Spain’s cosmetics and personal-care industry has grown 44.3% in five years and now represents 1.03% of national GDP. Strong exports, higher research spending and rising sunscreen consumption are creating opportunities, although makeup and photoprotection remain highly competitive.
Kazakhstan will direct 80 billion tenge to livestock development in 2026–2030 under its Comprehensive Livestock Development Plan, financing purchases of 40,000 head of cattle and 20,000 head of small ruminants. Imports are already running: 7,234 head of cattle arrived from non-CIS countries in 2026, with Holstein batches landing at farms in Turkestan, North Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan regions. Industry participants disagree on whether milk processing capacity can absorb the resulting output.
Leather has reportedly been excluded from the EU deforestation regulation, removing proposed traceability requirements for tanneries. The decision is especially significant for Tuscany’s leather district, which employs about 8,000 people and generates an estimated €4 billion annually.
Farmaindustria, the association of innovative pharmaceutical companies in Spain, has published ten strategic lines aimed at turning the country into a large international biopharmaceutical hub. The proposals, addressed to the next government, cover tax competitiveness, access to innovative medicines, clinical trials, health data and industrial resilience. They come as the early election call has suspended the passage of the draft Medicines Law.
European authorities recorded 257 border rejection notifications for Turkish products in the first nine months of 2026, according to data reported by Haber Global. Fruit and vegetables accounted for the overwhelming majority, with pesticide residues and mold toxins driving many of the alerts.
Burdur Sugar Factory plans to process 640,000 tonnes of sugar beet during its 2026-2027 campaign. The plant is targeting 87,000 tonnes of crystal sugar, alongside 30,000 tonnes of molasses and 120,000 tonnes of wet beet pulp.
Ecuador's sugar mills have ended the 2026 zafra early after El Niño rains flooded coastal cane fields, according to El Comercio. Ingenio San Carlos produced less than half its planned output and left about 20,000 hectares uncut, and the industry says imports will be needed to supply the domestic market.
Commercial-vehicle sales in Russia fell 17% year on year during the first eight months, according to Rambler. A further weekly decline in early September points to continued pressure on fleet investment and vehicle suppliers.
Bonduelle says heat and drought damaged vegetable harvests after the severe summer of 2026, tightening supplies for France’s canned-food market. The company expects prices for its canned products could rise by as much as 7% as retailer negotiations approach.
Croatia expects an apple crop of around 60,000 tonnes this season despite a long dry period with high temperatures, according to net.hr. The Regional Distribution Centre of Osijek-Baranja County has contracted 3,090 tonnes of cold storage against a nominal capacity of 2,910 tonnes, at 10 euro cents per kilogram. Apple prices at the Osijek market are unchanged from last season while input costs rise.
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