Thailand’s Department of Internal Trade is working with three wholesale markets and six modern retail groups to distribute at least 10,000 tonnes of southern fruit. The campaign focuses on durian, mangosteen and langsat entering the market in August 2026.
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council expects crude palm oil prices to remain above RM4,600 per tonne in September. Seasonal production declines, firm biodiesel demand and disruptions to sunflower and refined-oil trade are tightening the global vegetable-oil outlook.
Stored photovoltaic energy supplied almost 700 MW to Romania’s grid after Cernavodă Unit 2 shut down, helping cover the evening peak without major imbalances. Solar generation exceeded 50% of national output the following day, but the sudden availability of storage capacity has raised questions about earlier reliance on imports.
China took about 3.7 million tonnes of Vietnamese cassava and cassava products in 2025, worth $1.17 billion, or 94.1% of the sector's export volume. Vietnam supplied 53.83% of Chinese cassava starch imports in the first quarter of 2026. Hanoi is pushing processors beyond dried chips and basic starch, but fewer than 5% of growers hold contracts with mills.
Córdoba-based Productos Esenciales has secured its first orders from US functional-beverage company Yerba Madre for 20 tonnes of organic yerba mate extract worth about $400,000. The Argentine producer plans to raise output for the relationship to 100 tonnes in 2026 and 240 tonnes in 2027.
Poland’s winter-barley area reached 463,000 hectares, about 20% more than a year earlier, but the latest harvest produced lower and highly variable yields. Farmers reported declines of 1–1.5 tonnes per hectare after a cold, snowy winter, according to Tygodnik Rolniczy.
India is considering reducing or eliminating its 100% sugar import duty to contain record domestic prices ahead of the festival season. A tariff change could open the market to global suppliers while increasing competitive pressure on Indian mills.
Indian onion prices have risen by about 30% in a week as rain-related spoilage and reduced arrivals tighten supply. The government may begin direct retail sales from its buffer stock, although procurement reached only 15,000 tonnes against a target of 200,000 tonnes.
Italy’s wine sector is confronting lower yields, exceptionally early harvesting, trade uncertainty and changing consumption. Legacoop Agroalimentare is seeking a temporary pause in new vineyard authorizations, stronger liquidity support and investment in irrigation infrastructure.
PPZ Trzemeszno has begun building Poland’s largest potato-starch storage silo, with capacity for 60,000 tonnes. The Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza subsidiary expects the facility to improve internal logistics, extend storage times and support further production growth.
JBS has made a non-binding proposal to acquire the roughly 18% of Pilgrim’s Pride it does not already own. The deal would extend an acquisition strategy that has built a diversified US platform spanning beef, pork, poultry and prepared foods.
Bangladesh plans to import 180,000 tonnes of diesel from India in 2026, equivalent to an average of 15,000 tonnes per month. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline provides substantial spare capacity as Dhaka seeks additional supplies during an energy shortage.
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