Non-alcoholic beer now represents 8.2% of European beer consumption, equivalent to roughly one in every 12 beers. Its rising share is pushing brewers to reassess product portfolios, production planning and investment priorities.
Uganda plans a $200 million (€173 million) coffee processing complex with annual capacity of 42,000 tonnes. The public-private project is designed to turn locally grown beans into finished products, primarily for Saudi Arabia.
Romanian poultry producer Transavia is investing 763 million lei, or about €150 million, in a pet-food factory in Ciugud, Alba county. The plant will make dry and wet food for dogs and cats, with enough capacity to feed more than 11 million animals annually.
Wheat, triticale, rye and barley occupy about 5.5 million hectares in Poland, making rapid replacement impractical. Farmer.pl sees more scope to diversify away from spring grains through soybean, sunflower, pea and narrow-leaved lupin, but market access and machinery remain constraints.
Portugal’s wine sector is entering another harvest with inventories exceeding market demand and growers struggling to secure buyers. In the Douro, producers have protested in Peso da Régua for guaranteed grape purchases, fair prices and emergency distillation measures.
Thailand’s palm oil industry could face a surplus exceeding 2 million tonnes if changes to the Oil Fuel Fund’s biodiesel support reduce energy-sector demand for crude palm oil after September 24, 2026. Producers are examining oleochemicals, biotechnology and waste processing as alternative outlets.
Cocoa moving from Côte d'Ivoire toward Guinea and Liberia through the N'Zérékoré corridor is weakening the country's regulated supply chain. The illicit flows threaten official export volumes, complicate crop accounting and may undermine the pricing system in the world's largest cocoa-producing country.
Glencore is reassessing South African coal growth projects previously slowed by logistics constraints as Transnet Freight Rail improves capacity. Richards Bay exports could reach 60–62 million tonnes in 2026, but Glencore has not approved new projects or disclosed production targets.
Egypt’s strategic sugar reserve now covers a full year of demand for the first time as global prices and import costs decline. Greater government distribution and local supply have pushed retail prices toward EGP 25 per kilogram, but domestic producers face shrinking margins.
Senegal spent $590 million on rice imports in 2025, its second-highest annual bill since 2015, according to Agence Ecofin. The result underlines the country’s continued dependence on foreign rice supplies and its position among Africa’s largest buyers.
Vietnam’s vehicle market entered August 2026 with widespread discounts after supply substantially exceeded sales in the first half. Dealers and manufacturers are sacrificing margins to reduce inventories and financing costs before the year-end sales season.
India’s central government is considering placing Carbosulfan in a restricted category. The insecticide is used on paddy, cotton and horticultural crops, so any measure could affect farmers and agrochemical suppliers across the country.
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