Russia's Kuzbass region has received 414 tonnes of watermelons from Kazakhstan since the season opened on 10 June, including 136 tonnes between 13 and 17 July, according to gazeta.a42.ru citing Rosselkhoznadzor. All shipments cleared phytosanitary control, and much of the supply arrives via wholesale hubs in neighbouring regions.
Italy’s 2026 grape harvest has begun early in several regions after months of above-average temperatures accelerated vine development. Initial grape quality is encouraging, but heat, hail and possible lower yields leave the final production volume uncertain.
White and black glutinous rice supplies are scarce at Solo’s Pasar Legi, with prices rising by about 30%-50%, according to local small businesses. Producers of traditional foods are reducing output or temporarily closing, while government officials maintain that national stocks remain stable.
Mexico is negotiating with beverage, food and livestock companies to secure purchases of domestic sugar and reduce imported fructose use. The government is also extending permanent production and fertilizer support to 136,389 cane growers while anticipating stronger exports to the United States.
Louis Dreyfus Company has completed an expansion that more than doubles canola crushing capacity at its Yorkton plant in Saskatchewan. AgCanada described the development as the largest capital project in the company’s history.
Indonesia faces calls to diversify export destinations as new US tariffs threaten to weaken the competitiveness of its goods. The country is also being urged to expand domestic processing so exporters rely less on price advantages.
Russia will maintain zero export duties on wheat and barley from July 29 through August 4, while imposing a corn duty of 232.6 rubles per tonne. The weekly rates are calculated under the country’s grain damper mechanism using registered export contract prices.
Kyrgyzstan imported 35,900 tonnes of poultry meat and edible offal in January-May 2026, Tazabek reported. The volume was 1.8% higher than in the same period of 2025, indicating modest growth in the country’s demand for foreign poultry products.
New US duties affect 4,060 Brazilian products representing $12.4 billion in sales, according to Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry. Sugar, pork and animal feed are among the goods facing tariffs of up to 37.5%.
Brazil produced about 3.92 million tonnes of cotton in the 2024/25 season, setting a record as planted area and yields increased. The larger crop supported exports and kept Brazil as the world’s largest cotton fiber exporter.
Sonora’s pork industry warns that falling producer prices could force farms to close and affect about 111,000 jobs. Producers blame record imports and international market pressure as they seek federal intervention.
European stainless steel producers say the EU’s revised safeguards will reduce Indian bar imports by only 19.8%, rather than the headline 27.3%. Switzerland and the United Kingdom face substantially deeper reductions despite supplying much smaller volumes.
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