Global raw sugar prices reached a one-year high in August 2569 as markets assessed supply risks in India, Brazil and other producing countries. KTIS expects stronger pricing to support its sugar business after reporting Q3/69 net profit of 344.1 million baht.
Brazil is forecast to harvest more than 600,000 tonnes of barley in 2026, led by a record expansion in Paraná. The larger crop could reduce import requirements, but domestic supply remains well below the brewing industry’s estimated demand.
Brazilian cotton lint prices remained nearly stable on August 19 despite gains in export parity and New York futures. Sellers are holding firm, while cautious buyers are limiting purchases to urgent needs and higher-quality lots.
Five heatwaves in two months have damaged French fruit and vegetable crops, affecting appearance, availability and prices. Carrefour and Coopérative U are relaxing cosmetic standards to sell more drought-affected produce, while reported price increases reach 40% for lettuce and 35% for tomatoes year on year.
Domestic seed accounted for 69.3% of Russian crop farming in 2025, up 1.7 percentage points after a 5.1-point gain the year before, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said in Kazan. She described the sector as reaching a plateau and called for cooperation between breeding programmes. Russia's food security doctrine sets a 75% target for 2030.
Canada’s Competition Bureau has asked the Competition Tribunal to block Nortera Foods’ purchase of the Green Giant and Le Sieur brands from B&G Foods. The regulator says the transaction would eliminate Nortera’s only major national brand competitor in parts of the canned and frozen vegetable market.
Russia imported no potatoes from Georgia in July 2026, the first zero monthly result since February. The halt followed a rapid increase in shipment value from $395,900 in May to $925,800 in June, while the reason for the interruption remains unspecified.
Vietnam is preparing to reopen its market to Australian kangaroo meat and venison after inspecting slaughter facilities and the wider supply chain. The move would add two specialist products to an agricultural trade relationship worth about $2.2 billion in 2024.
Germany had 449 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing employees, behind only South Korea and Singapore. Yet adoption remains uneven, while falling automotive orders and a weaker economic outlook are weighing on the domestic automation industry.
Vietnam and China are promoting direct commercial links and cooperation across the durian supply chain. The initiative is expected to support a more stable bilateral value chain for one of Vietnam’s fastest-growing fruit exports.
Nicotine pouches are expanding in Poland as Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco invest in smoke-free alternatives. Strong margins and projected global growth support the category, but regulation and consumer habits may limit its ability to displace cigarettes, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco.
Syria’s Agriculture Ministry and Saudi United Feed Company signed a 25-year memorandum to study an integrated feed project in eastern Syria. The proposal covers up to 30,000 hectares and a feed mill with annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes, primarily for the Syrian market.
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