Turkey’s TMO will buy natural green lentils at 32,000 TL per tonne from 31 August 2026, its first announced price since 2021. The intervention follows a forecast that national output will rise 62.6% to 48,000 tonnes.
Russian chocolate-bar sales by volume fell 9% year on year in January–June 2026, compared with a 2% contraction across confectionery. Higher accumulated prices and weaker purchasing power are pushing consumers toward cookies, bars and other cheaper formats.
Bulgaria plans to test every shipment of Ukrainian sunflower seed for pesticide residues after earlier cargoes reportedly exceeded EU limits for deltamethrin. The controls could raise laboratory costs, delay clearance and complicate September and October deliveries.
Greece plans to introduce the e-honey platform to track honey and other apiculture products through production, trade and distribution. The proposed system will connect public registries and commercial records, with fines from €200 to €10,000 for reporting violations.
US lumber futures fell 13.4% in a month as weak home sales and high mortgage rates weighed on demand. German sawmills face a different problem: log costs remain elevated while weak sales limit their ability to raise sawnwood prices.
Russia plans to commission seven hydroelectric plants by 2042, but construction has not begun despite an average project timeline of 10 years. A government debate over financing is becoming central to the country’s ability to expand hydropower capacity and create demand for generating equipment.
Donald Trump plans measures enabling US livestock producers to process and sell their own meat, challenging a beef-packing market where four companies handle about 85% of output. The initiative puts JBS USA and MBRF-controlled National Beef under scrutiny but faces supply and food-safety constraints.
KGHM produced 12.3 million ounces of silver in the second quarter of 2026, placing it ahead of Fresnillo and Newmont in MinerDeck’s ranking. Higher output and sharply stronger silver prices supported the Polish group’s first-half earnings.
The Southern Border Committee of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies says shrimp from Ecuador and sugar are crossing into the country irregularly via Guatemala. The legislators released no volumes or values, and also flagged power outages in Chiapas ahead of a committee session in Tapachula on 30 September.
Brazilian chicken supply reached 2.25 million tonnes in the second quarter of 2026, while prices followed a downward trajectory. Historically cheap pork is intensifying competition in the domestic market and adding pressure on poultry-sector margins.
International coffee futures fell sharply, while Vietnamese domestic prices declined by 800 dong per kilogram. Vietnam’s cassava export volume dropped 15.3% in the first seven months of 2026, but higher average prices kept revenue almost unchanged.
British American Tobacco says it would open a factory in Germany if the country introduced stable, long-term regulation for nicotine pouches. The company estimates that the existing market involves about 1.5 million users and could generate €500 million in tax revenue.
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