PT reNIKOLA Primer Energi has secured a 15-year agreement to sell compressed biomethane made from waste at eight Indonesian palm oil mills. The $40 million project is expected to produce more than 830,000 MMBtu annually and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by about 320,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per year.
Indonesia's national police force, Polri, held a simultaneous garlic planting, a main harvest and the groundbreaking of a food security warehouse in Sembalun, East Lombok, on 18 August 2026. The event drew the national police chief, two ministers and the chair of DPR Commission IV. The report from metrotvnews.com discloses no planted area, tonnage or budget figures.
Researchers found microplastic particles in samples from all 15 black tea bag brands tested in Turkey. PET represented 60.47% of the identified particles, although the study classified the average polymer risk index of 10.80 as low.
Operating permits for Indonesian coal mines representing 760 million tonnes of annual capacity are due to expire by 2035, according to Global Energy Monitor. The expiry schedule does not amount to a coal phase-out, as Indonesia has no clear production exit roadmap and is planning 17 million tonnes per year of new capacity.
Pilgrim’s Europe has agreed to acquire Walkers Deli & Sausage Company, a Leicester-based producer of premium pork foods employing about 1,150 people. The undisclosed transaction remains subject to UK competition approval and required employment procedures.
India’s larger pulse harvests, buffer stocks and subsidized sales have reduced the risk of another sharp increase in prices, according to RBI research reported by Jagran. Total pulse production rose from 14.8 million tonnes in 2007-08 to 23.4 million tonnes in 2023-24, while the government prepared a 4.3 million-tonne stock for 2026-27.
South Korea’s July beef imports rose 21.8% year on year to 56,000 tonnes, led by a sharp increase in Australian supply. Cattle farmers are preparing protests as the government considers renewed Mercosur trade talks and advances inspections for Brazilian beef.
Miyazaki Prefecture has completed the certification and processing preparations needed to export halal Miyazaki Wagyu to Indonesia. The initial strategy targets professional kitchens and Jakarta restaurants before any wider retail distribution, while export volumes and prices have not been disclosed.
Successive heatwaves have killed nearly 70,000 laying hens across France and reduced egg output, Europe 1 reports. Contract pricing may delay an immediate consumer price increase, but smaller and scarcer eggs could leave more supermarket shelves empty.
Korean processed rice foods developed with patented public-sector technology are gaining traction overseas, according to the Korea Agriculture Technology Promotion Agency. The products combine functional rice varieties, higher-quality processing and formats designed for convenient consumption.
Brazilian corn shipments rose 5.8% year over year between February and July, but the pace slowed in August. Analysts at Itaú BBA, in a report released on Tuesday, August 18, attribute the deceleration to a loss of competitiveness for Brazilian corn rather than to a lack of supply, according to Globo Rural.
Malatya’s dried apricot exports have declined by as much as 40% in recent years, according to Yeşilyurt Chamber of Agriculture President Doğan Solmaz. Lower-cost Central Asian suppliers are gaining buyers as Turkish producers contend with high input costs and prices of 200-300 lira per kilogram.
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