Morocco expects date production of about 160,000 tonnes in the 2025-2026 season, up 55% from the previous campaign. With 2025 imports still near 100,000 tonnes, the industry is seeking rules that protect oasis growers without disrupting supply.
Higher beef prices are prompting Brazilian households to buy more chicken and pork. Domestic beef availability fell despite record cattle slaughter in 2024, while July wholesale data showed pork becoming more competitive against chicken.
International non-basmati rice prices have increased by about $18 per tonne as the possibility of El Niño weighs on expectations for the coming crop. Indian rice remains the cheapest in the global market, but overseas buyers are still facing higher prices.
Dairy processors have extended Galicia’s reduced farmgate milk prices through November after rejecting producers’ calls for an increase. Galicia Press reports that farms are losing up to €19 million a month compared with March revenue, despite the region supplying 42% of Spain’s milk.
Japanese beer accounted for 46.9% of South Korea’s beer imports in the first half of the year. Its average price of $0.79 per kilogram, the lowest among imported beer, supported the advance despite the legacy of the Korean boycott of Japanese products.
The average wholesale onion price across Indian mandis reached ₹2,012.69 per quintal on 26 July 2026, up 51.5% from a year earlier. Prices are back above ₹2,000 but remain below the record levels seen in July 2024.
Pilgrim’s Pride reported second-quarter revenue of $4.6 billion, while operating profit fell 87% and net profit dropped 96%. The decline followed a fall of more than 25% in prices for large chicken commodity products, although processed foods grew and margins improved from the previous quarter.
Canfor expects North American lumber markets to remain firm early in the third quarter before housing affordability pressures and economic uncertainty weaken demand. The forecast follows a profitable second quarter for lumber, while weak pulp markets and elevated inventories deepened losses in the company’s pulp and paper segment.
Italian producer prices for paddy rice have fallen by more than 50% during the 2025-2026 marketing year as foreign rice imports increased 20%, according to Coldiretti. The farmers’ association is seeking €12 million for Italian rice purchases, tighter origin controls and stronger support for growers facing high costs, drought and Asian competition.
Russian fish and seafood exports to China reached 723,000 tonnes in January-June 2026, up 14% year on year. The value climbed 52% to almost $2.33 billion as pollock, cod, crab and herring shipments increased.
IKAR forecasts higher global pulse prices in the 2026/27 season. The institute points to El Niño and disruptions to trade flows caused by conflict-related logistics problems.
IKAR expects Russia to harvest around 139 million tonnes of grain in 2026. The crop may be smaller than last year’s but remains solid despite drought in some regions and excessive moisture in others.
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