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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Polish feed barley prices fall to levels last seen nearly 20 years ago

Polish collection points are offering around 600 zł net per tonne for feed barley, with some local bids even lower. Drought-reduced yields and production costs far above early-2000s levels are putting farm margins and liquidity under pressure.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Morocco commits $75 million to expand supplemental irrigation for cereals

Morocco has launched a 700 million dirham ($75 million) irrigation project covering 5,000 hectares in Larache Province. The investment is part of a national program seeking to bring almost 1 million hectares of cereal and legume crops under supplemental irrigation by 2030.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Vietnam targets $1.8-2.0 billion in cassava exports by 2030

Vietnam plans to raise exports of cassava and cassava products to $1.8-2.0 billion by 2030 while expanding domestic processing. The nationwide introduction of E10 gasoline from June 1, 2026 could create additional demand for cassava-based ethanol.

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Ana Lucia Fernandes
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Soybean prices reach 26-month high on weather risks and Chinese demand

Chicago soybean futures reached $12.49 per bushel, their highest level since May 2024 and 18.9% above the end of 2025. Drought risks in the United States, possible El Niño effects in Brazil, Chinese purchases and stronger biofuel demand are supporting the market.

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Thomas Reid
Senior Metals & Mining Analyst
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| Trade Policy & Macro

Spanish generics industry warns US pharmaceutical tariffs could trigger shortages

Spain’s generic medicines association, AESEG, has warned that threatened US tariffs on pharmaceutical imports could raise costs and increase the risk of supply shortages. The dispute comes as Washington seeks to move drug manufacturing to the United States and European producers face persistent pressure on margins and capacity.

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Eleanor Hayes
Lead Trade Policy Analyst
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| Food & Beverages

Italy bars olive oil blends from being marketed as extra virgin

An Italian agriculture ministry circular says blends of extra virgin and virgin olive oil cannot be sold under the extra virgin designation. Packaged stocks may be sold until exhausted, while bulk blends must be reclassified within 30 days of publication in the Official Gazette.

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Isabella Romano
Lead Food & Beverage Analyst
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