Bulgaria has begun assessing customs duties on fruit and vegetables imported from third countries at average recorded market prices instead of declared invoice values, targeting systematic under-invoicing on shipments from Turkey and the Western Balkans. The Consumer Protection Commission has simultaneously launched inspections into the purchase prices retail chains pay Bulgarian growers.
Ecuadorian rice growers and millers say there are no conditions to consider new export commitments for now, according to El Productor. The sector is taking stock of inventories as weather risk remains the dominant variable, and no tonnages or loss estimates have been published.
Croatia plans to require retailers to display the origin of loose meat beside the product in lettering at least as large as the price. Producers say the labels will expose the country’s reliance on imported beef and pork, with domestic beef accounting for less than 40% of supply.
Ghana has proposed a $9 billion agro-industrial transformation aimed at shifting agriculture from raw-commodity production toward processing, manufacturing and exports. GhanaWeb reports that the plan could create 800,000 jobs, although the available material does not specify its timetable, financing structure or targeted commodity sectors.
Kyrgyzstan’s antimonopoly regulator has proposed producing synthetic diesel from domestic coal. A plant with annual output of 100,000 tonnes could require 330,000-500,000 tonnes of coal and cost about $100 million-$200 million.
Kenyan farmers delivered 5.94 million tonnes of sugarcane in the seven months to July, up from 4.12 million tonnes in the comparable period. Estimated earnings rose 52.3% to Sh33.5 billion, while higher domestic sugar production helped lower retail prices.
Moldova is preparing a national program to bring authorized dairy and meat processing plants into line with European Union requirements. The initiative will cover plant modernization, official controls and food safety, but its budget, financing mechanism and company-level deadlines have not yet been disclosed.
India's sunflower oil imports dropped in September to their lowest monthly level in more than four years after the war in Ukraine disrupted shipments from the Black Sea. Buyers covered part of the shortfall with palm oil, which gained share in the monthly import mix. The swing is logistical rather than a change in Indian demand.
Malawi is considering wheat imports from Kazakhstan, a deal that would give the Central Asian exporter its first buyer south of the Sahara. Malawi bought about 73,000 tonnes of wheat in 2025 for $35 million, with Australia and Russia holding roughly 95% of that market. Kazakh wheat and meslin exports reached about 9.03 million tonnes in 2025.
KGS has proposed €26 per tonne for contracted sugar beet in 2027, 40 zlotys per tonne for surplus roots and a possible contract-volume cut of up to 10%. Growers warn that the terms could discourage planting, while the state-controlled producer points to high sugar stocks, falling prices and its financial losses.
Russian poultry meat production increased from 6.7 million tonnes in 2020 to 7.3 million tonnes in 2025. Major producers are expanding capacity and exports as additional domestic supply puts pressure on the market.
Algeria has intensified inspections of wholesale markets and retailers following a sharp rise in fruit and vegetable prices. Authorities are monitoring supplies, prices, storage, distribution and margins, with potatoes and tomatoes receiving particular attention.
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