Uzbekistan imported 421,900 tonnes of potatoes worth $34 million in January–June 2026, with Kazakhstan supplying about 80% of the volume. The concentration highlights Kazakhstan’s role in covering seasonal and product-specific demand despite Uzbekistan’s own multimillion-tonne harvest.
Vietnam exported about 70,500 tonnes of tea worth nearly $129 million in the first seven and a half months of 2026. Volume fell more than 10% year on year, but improved average prices limited the decline in revenue as exporters expanded beyond Pakistan.
COFCO has despatched the first large-scale cargo of Brazilian sorghum to China, leaving the group's terminal at Santos aboard the vessel Guoyuan 26 for the port of Nansha in Guangzhou, a voyage of about 45 days. The shipment follows approvals granted to Brazil last year for sorghum and dried distillers grains. Brazilian sorghum exports scheduled for August are forecast to exceed 400,000 tonnes, most of it bound for China.
AgriPortal forecasts Romania’s 2026/27 corn crop at 8.67 million tonnes, up about 20% from the previous season. Sunflower seed output is projected to rise about 64% to 3.06 million tonnes as both yields and harvested area increase.
Kazakhstan plans a new sugar production facility and the modernization of an existing plant in the Zhambyl region, with combined investment of 120.1 billion tenge. The projects could expand domestic output from 2027, but their effect on import dependence will hinge on supplies of locally grown sugar beet.
Kyrgyzstan imported 25,270 tonnes of tomatoes in January-June 2026, up 20.2% year on year, Tazabek reported. Spending increased 54.8%, indicating that the average import cost rose substantially faster than physical volumes.
Vietnam exported an estimated 6.03 million tonnes of rice worth nearly $2.91 billion in the first eight months of 2026. Full-year volume is forecast at 7.738 million tonnes, but low average prices early in the year are expected to limit revenue to about $3.94 billion.
AIREI has deployed its second AI-enabled palm oil mill system in Malaysia at PMC Oil Mill in Teluk Intan. The 60-tonnes-per-hour operation has recorded lower oil losses, a 0.1-0.2 percentage-point increase in oil extraction rate and reduced reliance on foreign operators.
Slovak raw-milk purchase prices have fallen from about €0.50 per liter last year to roughly €0.36, leaving many farms below production cost. Producers warn that 2026 losses could reach €95 million and accelerate the decline of the country’s dairy herd.
Nestlé has begun operating a glass-jar packaging line for soluble coffee at its Tri An factory in Vietnam, with capacity of more than 350,000 jars a day. The line has been running since August and supplies 11 markets with Nescafé Gold and Nescafé Classic. The start-up extends Nestlé's 30-year build-out of coffee processing in Vietnam, backed by the NESCAFÉ Plan and more than 21,000 farming households.
Wine and beer producers are facing declining production and sales as consumers adjust their drinking habits. Documentonews.gr links the downturn to inflation and climate change, two pressures affecting both demand and production.
Algerian cashew processor Anacard'Or plans to establish three processing plants in Tanzania, beginning with a facility in Masasi. The project supports Tanzania’s target of processing at least 60% of its cashew production locally by 2030.
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