Brazil’s 2025/26 corn crop is forecast to reach a record 144 million tonnes despite lower yields. Slower exports, sufficient buyer inventories and weaker international prices are increasing domestic availability and reducing support for quotations.
Argentine hog prices stood about 62% above Brazilian levels in August after Brazil’s live-hog benchmark fell nearly 40% from January. Formal imports remain 6.2% of apparent consumption, but producers in Misiones say cheaper legal shipments and smuggled meat are squeezing margins and creating sanitary risks.
A feedlot launched two months ago in Kyrgyzstan already holds more than 1,000 young bulls and is targeting 7,000 head, against roughly 10,000 fattened on the site in Soviet times, MIR 24 reported. Beef is sold directly through 10 mobile outlets at 680 som for bone-in cuts, with 100 planned in Bishkek alone. Farmers buying pedigree cattle can access concessional loans at 3%.
The United Arab Emirates has removed restrictions affecting poultry and egg shipments from 13 Polish regions, restoring access for suppliers across Poland. The decision follows Poland’s recovery of its HPAI-free status and government efforts underway since September 2024.
Romania plans to press Brussels to revise methane and CO₂ storage requirements that it says impose disproportionate costs on domestic gas producers. The debate comes before Neptun Deep is scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2027, potentially strengthening regional gas supply.
Greek wine and must stocks reached 2,012,529 hectoliters on July 31, 2026, up 18% from 2025. The buildup, weak winery sales and record July wine inflows from other EU countries are intensifying pressure on grape prices during the 2026 harvest.
Imported cheese volumes into Ukraine are contracting as Polish suppliers demand prepayment because of massed shelling, according to UkrAgroConsult. Domestic producers have started revising prices upward for the first time in a long period and are cutting back on promotions. Rennet cheese output held near last year's level over three quarters, but only because white cheese production offset continued declines in semi-hard varieties.
Thailand is redirecting vegetables from production areas to major wholesale markets after heavy rain and flooding reduced supply and slowed transport. Prices for several products have eased, but some leafy vegetables remain expensive ahead of the October 9–18 vegetarian festival.
Jordan produces 35,000-36,000 tonnes of dates annually and exports more than 65% of domestic output to about 55 countries. Industry and government officials are targeting further growth through processing, packaging, technology and better access to overseas markets.
Flooding in Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Nakhon Nayok and Prachinburi killed more than 3.25 million layer birds, according to damage figures presented by Thailand's Department of Livestock Development. Official estimates put the output loss at 2.2–2.5 million eggs a day, while traders cited by Thansettakij say more than 7 million eggs a day are missing from the market. Farmgate size 2 eggs are trading 30–40 satang above the reference price, a segment with no official quotation.
Kompania Piwowarska has opened a 230 million-zloty automated high-bay warehouse at its Poznań brewery. The project raises storage capacity from about 23,000 to 58,000 pallets and is intended to increase direct deliveries to customer warehouses from 50% to 90%.
Northern Greece’s rice area is expected to fall 22%-29% to 220,000-240,000 stremmas after production costs exceeded cultivation revenue by about 30%. EU rice imports reached 1.7 million tonnes in the latest marketing period, intensifying pressure on Greek growers and processors.
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