Kazakhstan took 27% of Russian black-caviar exports in 2025, becoming the largest destination for the product. Its 35 sturgeon farms meet only about 30% of the domestic caviar market, while new capacity remains at an early stage.
All 12 CPTPP members are pursuing South Korean quarantine procedures for agricultural and livestock products, with 70 import reviews under way. The applications include apples and pears that South Korea has not previously imported, raising concern among domestic farmers that possible CPTPP accession could accelerate market opening.
The benchmark coal price rose 1% to $151.05 a tonne on October 5, extending a four-session gain to 3.2%. Lower Indonesian exports and stronger coal-fired generation support the market, while transport costs and Chinese tariffs weaken Russian suppliers.
Egypt shipped about 20,000 tonnes of frozen strawberries to France in 2025, more than double its 2021 volume. The country now leads suppliers to a French market importing 65,000–68,000 tonnes annually.
Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry is studying whether palm-derived ingredients can replace a larger share of imported soybean meal in poultry feed. Palm-based materials currently account for about 5% of feed formulations, while imported soybean meal represents 25% of broiler feed and 20% of layer feed.
Kazakhstan imported a record 11,800 tonnes of Russian buckwheat worth $2.3 million in January-July 2026. The inflow is weighing on domestic purchasing prices as Kazakh farmers begin selling their new harvest.
Japanese food producers are turning to global halal channels as their domestic market contracts. Hitachi wagyu exports from Ibaraki reached about 173 tonnes in 2025, three times the earlier level cited in the source material.
Indonesia is considering subsidies or another intervention after imported soybean prices rose above official reference levels. The issue affects tofu and tempeh producers in a market that consumes about 2.7 million tonnes of soybeans annually and imports more than 90% of its requirements.
Egypt is negotiating access to Germany for its first shipments of traditional local eggs, Cairo24 reported. Poultry-industry representative Ahmed Nabil said domestic table-egg prices were stable and described production as sufficient to cover local demand with an additional margin of about 30%.
Sales of new passenger cars in Russia fell 6.2% in September to 115,100 vehicles, marking a second consecutive month of weaker demand, RBC reported. The decline increases pressure on automakers and dealers to balance inventories, pricing and production against a softer market.
India's 2025 millet harvest came in more than 10% above 2016 levels, according to Nikkei, driven by a government campaign to widen cultivation and consumption. Rising health-driven demand is expanding the domestic market for a grain group that needs less water than rice and tolerates drought and heat.
Mauritius sugar sales revenue declined to Rs 10.4 billion from Rs 11 billion, while the ex-Syndicate price for the 2025 harvest fell 12%. Higher-value specialty sugar, currency hedging and market diversification limited the impact of weaker global prices.
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