India’s central government has acknowledged in the Lok Sabha that onions are selling below farmers’ production costs in many Maharashtra mandis. The price weakness points to excess supply and mounting pressure on growers.
Brazil exported about 42 million tonnes of corn in 2025, up from 37.83 million tonnes in the previous year. A strong harvest supported the recovery, although shipments remained below their earlier peak.
CBOT soybean futures declined on July 21 as traders took profits following a rally to multi-month highs. A stronger-than-expected US crop condition rating added pressure, while wheat and corn futures advanced.
Italy registered 14,894 battery-electric cars in June 2026, an 87.1% increase from a year earlier and a monthly record. First-half registrations reached 79,613 units, lifting the segment’s market share to 8.4%.
Polish nitrogen fertilizer prices rose by an average of 18.7% over two months after conflict around the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz drove up raw-material costs. Meanwhile, mineral fertilizer imports fell 38.8% year on year in January-May 2026 as CBAM and additional duties altered competition in the market.
Thailand is accelerating its bio-industry strategy by developing Nakhon Sawan as an integrated production base for sugarcane-based bioplastics. The project is intended to create more value from domestic agriculture, support new industries and position the country as an ASEAN bioeconomy hub.
Sri Lanka’s tea production increased 4% year on year in June, supported by a sharp recovery in the high-grown sector. First-half 2026 output remained constrained by extreme weather, high fertiliser costs and continued weakness in the low-grown region, the country’s largest producing segment.
Kyrgyzstan imported 8,000 tonnes of cabbage in January-May 2026, down 6.8% from the same period a year earlier. Tazabek reported the figures from the country’s National Statistical Committee.
Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, following weaker vegetable oil markets in Dalian and Chicago. Uncertainty over Indonesia’s allocation for its B50 biodiesel mandate added to the pressure.
A Thai opposition lawmaker has asked the agriculture minister to clarify whether Thailand is considering imports of Chinese poultry products. He warned that lower-cost supplies could pressure domestic prices and affect farmers, slaughterhouses and processors, but no market-opening decision was reported.
A pig disease affecting farms in Free State, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng has disrupted South Africa’s pork supply. Available information does not identify the disease or quantify its effect on farms, production or prices.
Thai cassava starch suppliers reached commercial agreements with major US importers during trade talks in Illinois on July 15–17, 2026. An exemption under Annex A of the US Section 301 measures strengthens the product’s competitiveness, while Thailand is also developing demand for cassava pellets in the UAE.
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