Kazakhstan’s wheat harvest could fall to 13–13.5 million tonnes after extreme heat and drought damaged yields. Higher domestic prices and a shortage of lower-grade grain may constrain feed flour production and planned exports to China.
Indian rice export prices reached their highest level in nearly a year, while Vietnamese and Thai offers also increased. Tightening availability, steady African demand and concern over El Niño are supporting prices across Asia.
Nigeria’s onion industry and trading partners across West Africa have signed an agreement to reduce cross-border friction and improve market access. The pact targets a regional supply chain that remains exposed to transit delays, informal transactions and disruption on routes linking producers with coastal markets.
Vietnam’s average sugar price stood at about 16,800 dong per kg in July, around 40% below prices in the Philippines and Indonesia. Ample domestic supply, ASEAN imports, smuggled sugar and rising HFCS imports continued to weigh on the market.
Cameroon launched its 2026/2027 cocoa campaign on 6 August 2026, citing firmer international prices, rising Asian demand and nearly 250,000 tonnes of domestic processing capacity. Officials also highlighted quality and traceability progress, while warning that producers still receive an insufficient share of the value generated by cocoa.
Vietnam plans to modernise its large livestock sector through stronger biosecurity, digital systems and advanced breeding technology. By 2030, the country expects meat output to exceed 10 million tonnes, egg production to surpass 25 billion units and milk production to reach about 1.6 million tonnes.
India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has dismantled a network accused of declaring Southeast Asian areca nuts as Bangladeshi products to claim SAFTA duty exemptions. The investigation has identified a potential revenue loss exceeding Rs 2,500 crore and led to nine arrests.
Senegal imported 904,947 tonnes of wheat in 2024, up 30.3% from 2020, as domestic consumption strengthened. A network of about ten mills processes most of the grain, while a smaller share is exported as flour to neighboring West African markets.
South African grain farmers are challenging the JSE’s pricing system, arguing that it unfairly shifts transport costs onto producers and consumers. The legal dispute could affect grain pricing and, ultimately, the cost of staple foods.
Côte d’Ivoire is the second-largest wheat market in the UEMOA bloc after Senegal, according to Agence Ecofin. Growing demand is strengthening local milling while keeping processors dependent on imported grain.
Iranian mobile phone prices rose 30% to 80% in year 1405 as the government went five months without announcing a policy for imports or domestic production. An industry representative warned that continued paralysis could threaten 20,000 direct and 120,000 indirect jobs.
The Philippines plans to remove its 50-peso-per-kilogram price ceiling on imported rice after market prices stabilized below the cap, while maintaining imports to protect supplies against El Niño risks. Vietnam exported 5.496 million tons of rice in the first seven months of 2026, broadly steady by volume but lower in value year on year.
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