Pellet prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina have risen sharply ahead of the 2026/27 heating season, with some A1 retail offers reaching 895 KM per tonne. A shortage of wood feedstock, higher production and transport costs, and European biofuel demand are tightening the market as gas and electricity costs also increase.
Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry detected horse and donkey meat in sausage and other foods through laboratory testing. The updated adulterated-food list covers five sausage varieties and violations in Mersin and Manisa.
GC Biopharma, Alteogen, Kukje Pharma and Ahn-Gook Pharmaceutical are expanding manufacturing capacity in South Korea. The projects cover immunoglobulin, biologic drug substances and finished products, eye drops and oral solid medicines.
Indian mills and refiners are expected to import no more than about 500,000 tonnes of the one million tonnes of duty-free raw sugar approved by the government. A decline of up to 20% in mill prices has weakened import margins, while available stocks and an early start to cane crushing are expected to support festival-season supply.
Spain’s hog price has risen to €1.35 per kilogram, its highest level since the beginning of the year. The increase coincides with the first week without a newly detected African swine fever case since detections began.
Egg prices in India have risen 35-40% over the past year, with retail prices reaching ₹8.50-₹9 per egg. Jagran reports that increased use of maize for ethanol has tightened supplies for poultry feed, raising costs for egg producers and creating further inflation risk for chicken.
The Philippines wastes an estimated 542,477 metric tons of milled rice each year, according to the Department of Agriculture. The volume could feed 5.17 million people, highlighting the potential value of reducing losses across the rice supply chain.
Moscow Region producers exported more than 15,000 tonnes of pasta in the first seven months of 2026. Shipment value rose 12% year on year, with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan among the largest buyers.
Romania is using a fully digital chain to monitor timber harvested from state forests, from tree marking and extraction to transport and sale. Romsilva markets about 9.5 million cubic metres annually, including approximately 2 million cubic metres of firewood supplied to households.
Berglandmilch is seeking to acquire Obersteirische Molkerei, leaving 1,200 Styrian farmers to decide the dairy’s future. The proposed consolidation raises questions about scale, bargaining power and the preservation of producer independence.
Croatia imported almost 60,000 hectolitres of olive oil after domestic output fell 27% to less than 46,000 hectolitres. Drought, prolonged heat and the fragmented structure of local farms are increasing pressure on producers.
Sibur is promoting the substitution of synthetic rubber for natural rubber as Russian production facilities operate at roughly half capacity. About 600,000 tonnes of feedstock are exported, mainly to China, according to Business Gazeta.
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