Ukraine remains adequately supplied with fuel, but expensive diesel and difficult logistics are putting the market under pressure. Filling-station operators deny nationwide sales restrictions, while analysts warn that wholesale prices near 100 hryvnias per litre could push more commercial buyers into retail outlets.
US meat exports remain resilient as some trade barriers are resolved, National Hog Farmer reports. Beef shipments to China remain minimal because of plant suspensions and uncertainty over residue testing, while Mexico’s restrictions on pork variety meat weighed on June volumes.
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has disclosed alleged methods of producing synthetic milk using caustic soda and shampoo-like chemicals. The regulator is promoting digital traceability to improve oversight of the milk supply chain.
South Korea has formally signaled that it will consider joining the CPTPP to expand access to markets including Mexico and support exports of consumer goods and Korean content. Agricultural groups oppose the move, citing the pact’s 96.3% average tariff-elimination rate for food and agricultural products.
Cattle numbers declined in 70 Russian regions, according to an Izvestia analysis of Rosstat data for June. Russia’s Agriculture Ministry attributed the contraction to production optimization, but the available source material does not specify the nationwide decline.
An interim US-India trade framework agreed in February 2026 reduced US tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%, according to Patrika. Textiles, leather, footwear, engineering goods and other labor-intensive sectors could benefit, although infrastructure, financing and quality-control constraints remain significant.
Turkey exported 186,400 tonnes of hazelnuts worth $2.400 billion between September 1, 2025 and July 31, 2026. Export volume fell sharply from the previous period, while revenue remained close to the earlier level of $2.434 billion.
Indonesia's state logistics agency Perum Bulog is pushing its Befood premium rice lines into modern and traditional retail at the ceiling price of 14,900 rupiah per kilogram. The move anticipates a possible withdrawal of 40 fortified rice brands found to be sold outside standards. Bulog says it controls almost 5.3 million tonnes of rice nationwide.
Exceptional heat and drought are leaving Austrian cattle farms without enough pasture or winter feed. Farmers have begun slaughtering cows, while rising slaughterhouse supply is putting pressure on cattle prices.
Aldi has increased its purchases of Spanish meat by 30% and domestically produced fruit and vegetables by 20%, El Economista reports. The increases reinforce local sourcing as a central part of the retailer’s supply strategy in Spain.
The US International Trade Commission has opened a review of trade measures covering seamless carbon and alloy steel pipe from Russia, Ukraine, Czechia and South Korea. Russian pipe currently faces anti-dumping duties of 209.72% and a countervailing duty of 48.38%, while the anti-dumping rate for Ukrainian products is 23.75%.
Iran’s rice production is forecast to increase by 150,000-200,000 tonnes to 2.3-2.4 million tonnes this season. Consumer prices for premium domestic varieties range from 450,000 tomans per kilogram for Tarem Hashemi to 550,000 tomans for Gilan Domsiah, while the country is still expected to require 500,000 tonnes of imports.
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