Indonesia and Chile plan to expand two-way market access for agricultural, food and value-added products under IC-CEPA. Indonesian use of the agreement reached 75.7% of exports to Chile in 2025, while bilateral initiatives include cocoa powder sales and Chilean fresh grape shipments.
Ten Uzbek companies exported 807 tonnes of food worth more than $1 million to Belgium in the first half of 2026. Prunes, dried herbs, beans and raisins led shipments as producers used EU trade preferences to expand their European presence.
Romania’s FMCG market grew 3.4% by value in the first half of 2026, its weakest rate in five years, while sales volumes declined. Promotions, mainstream brands and discount stores gained ground as households became more cautious.
Turkish apple shipments to Russia fell to $419,000 in July 2026, down 6.1-fold year on year and 5.3-fold from June. Russia ranked third among Turkey’s apple buyers, behind Iraq and Lebanon, even as its broader fruit and vegetable imports from Turkey increased in the first seven months of the year.
Russia’s new beer standard will require at least 80% malt and limit unmalted ingredients to 20% from January 1, 2027. The rules also recognize rye, buckwheat, oat and millet malts and distinguish non-compliant products from beer.
ONGC has begun sending high-quality crude from its Ashoknagar field in West Bengal to a refinery. The development could support India’s energy security, although the available information does not disclose reserves, daily output or the volume that could replace imports.
EU imports of five greenhouse vegetables averaged 1.33 million tonnes in 2023-2025, up 60.1% from 2015-2017. Morocco remains dominant in tomatoes, while Turkey is rapidly gaining share in tomatoes and courgettes.
Poland is preparing stricter market surveillance and roadside checks for electric bicycles and scooters that exceed legal power or speed limits. Importers and sellers could face product withdrawals, while non-compliant vehicles may be classified as mopeds and require registration, insurance and a licence.
Italy is due to undergo two EU food-safety audits by the end of the year, focused on meat and controls applied to imported goods. The reviews will assess the effectiveness of Italy’s official control systems, with any findings potentially requiring corrective action by national authorities.
Russia’s new voluntary standard for enriched bakery products takes effect on September 1, 2026. It updates recipes, production methods, ingredient substitutions, product weights, holding times and recommended shelf lives for buns and other wheat-based goods.
Russia says restrictions affecting a broad range of Armenian agricultural products are phytosanitary measures, not sanctions. Armenia has asked the Eurasian Economic Commission to review the barriers, which cover produce, flowers, fish, mineral water and other goods.
Indonesia exported 16.595 million tonnes of palm oil products in the first half of 2026, up 5.79% year on year. Export value increased faster than volume as the average CPO export price remained above its 2025 level, while June shipments surged month on month.
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