Agromuralla is calling for an upward revision of existing milk contracts in Galicia, arguing that farmgate prices no longer cover rising production costs. The dispute could affect milk supply and procurement terms for processors operating in the Spanish dairy market.
German machinery and plant engineering orders rose 2% year on year in July in price-adjusted terms. Foreign orders increased 4%, offsetting a 3% decline in domestic demand, while industry risks include US tariff policy, weak Chinese demand and stronger competition.
Indonesia is facing calls to revise its tobacco-control strategy as existing measures struggle to reduce adult smoking. The debate centers on evidence-based regulation and whether harm-reduction options should complement conventional controls.
The Philippines expects strong El Niño conditions to cut domestic rice production by as much as 900,000 tonnes in 2026. Imports could reach a record 5 million tonnes, with Vietnam currently supplying 74% of the country’s purchases.
Russian grain prices have fallen 24% year on year after four major Azov-Black Sea terminals stopped operating, leaving more supply on the domestic market. The government is redirecting cargoes, subsidizing rail transport and considering duty relief and grain purchases.
Thirty East Java coffee businesses are exploring cooperation with Batavia Roast to gain access to the Dutch market. The initiative is intended to establish coffee exports from the Indonesian province to the Netherlands starting in 2027.
Tanzania has completed its first digital auction of white maize, selling 335,238 kilograms in Rukwa Region. The system combines independent quality testing with competitive bidding to improve price transparency and formalize grain trading.
Farmers in Bitlis have begun harvesting tomatoes cultivated across 34,130 decares this season. The province ranks first in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia and seventh across Türkiye for tomato production, while Tatvan is its leading producing district.
Adani Power reduced daytime electricity dispatch from its 1,600 MW Godda plant to Bangladesh after railway congestion and loading restrictions constrained coal deliveries. The disruption adds pressure to Bangladesh’s power system, which is already contending with a gas supply crunch and load-shedding.
Türkiye’s Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi and Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production have signed a memorandum covering the joint development and manufacture of explosives and other defense products. The parties plan to pursue further cooperation during the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 in Egypt.
ALTOSANO Granjas Carroll has dispatched the first commercial shipment of Mexican pork to Paraguay. The 22-tonne container of frozen product opens a new South American destination for Mexico’s pork industry.
Kazakhstan exported 196,500 tonnes of sunflower seed in the first 11 months of the 2025/26 marketing year, down 10.1% year on year. With 95.9% of the revised annual forecast already shipped and July exports falling sharply, little supply remains available before the season ends.
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