Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam has started operations at a $300 million plant in Tay Ninh province, its largest investment in the country. The LEED Gold facility on more than 20 hectares adds to a network of six plants and targets domestic and regional demand.
Spanish extra virgin olive oil rose to €3.60/kg on July 28 after nearing €3.40/kg eight days earlier. Italian wholesale quotations remained broadly stable, but actual sales reportedly occurred below official levels as mills sought to reduce stocks.
Fermachem and GPO are investing more than $3.2 billion in two Mexican nitrogen fertilizer complexes. The projects will add 1 million tonnes of granular urea and about 800,000 tonnes of ammonia in annual capacity as Mexico seeks to reduce heavy import dependence.
India imported 1.2086 million tonnes of sunflower oil in January-April 2026, 25% more than a year earlier. Russia supplied 738,500 tonnes, while India’s soybean oil imports declined 3% to 1.7088 million tonnes.
Indonesia is extending its food self-sufficiency campaign from rice to soybeans and sugar. The government plans 50,000 hectares of soybean planting in 2026 and has outlined 10 measures covering land, seed, inputs, financing, processing and market protection.
Russia will raise its sunflower oil export duty to 7,748 rubles per tonne in August from 3,294 rubles in July. The increase comes as Black Sea prices remain high and restrictions on the Azov-Don Canal complicate shipments.
Bulgarian brewing companies invested more than €170 million over five years despite a 5% decline in beer volumes in 2025. Non-alcoholic beer sales rose 53% to 122,780 hectolitres and continued growing in the first half of 2026.
Ternera Gallega certified 89,719 carcasses in 2025, down from more than 100,000 in 2024, as supplies of finished cattle tightened. The protected label lost more than 200 sales outlets across Spain despite record farmgate prices and first-sale turnover of nearly €173 million.
Russian thermal coal availability is tightening in Turkey after exporters sold available June and July volumes into more profitable markets. Prices for 6,000 kcal/kg coal rose 3.6% to $107 per tonne CIF, while costlier alternative routes offer limited replacement capacity.
Javan Online reports that US egg prices have risen 300% since the beginning of July, while tomatoes are up 110%, vegetables 100% and diesel 90%. The publication links the increases to higher fuel, transport and fertilizer costs, alongside disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.
Kazakhstan produced 35,100 tonnes of ice cream in the first half of 2026, up 47.4% year on year. Exports increased faster than imports, supported by shipments to Russia and Kyrgyzstan and new production capacity in the Almaty region.
Normal rainfall in July has accelerated India’s kharif sowing after a severe rain shortage in June. The rebound covers paddy, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and sugarcane, improving the supply outlook and reducing immediate food inflation concerns.
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