Russian sugar consumption fell 5.8% to 5.54 million tonnes in 2025 and may decline by another 5-6% in the new season. Producers are expanding foreign sales despite lower global prices, a strong ruble and shrinking beet acreage.
The Philippine Coconut Authority is asking lawmakers to authorize it to set minimum buying prices for copra. The proposal aims to protect coconut farmers’ incomes when market prices fall, but its implementation and financing remain subject to legislative decisions.
Russia will restrict produce imports from five Uzbek exporters from July 23, 2026, after repeated phytosanitary violations. The measure covers cabbage, onions, herbs, grapes, beetroot and tomatoes, but analysts expect Russia’s seasonal domestic supply to limit market disruption.
Brazil has expressed readiness to supply soybeans for Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal program. The proposal could create a new bilateral sales channel, although no purchase volume, timetable or commercial agreement has been announced.
Russia produced 90.098 million hectolitres of beer in 2025, ranking first in Europe and fifth worldwide, according to BarthHaas. Germany fell to sixth place after output declined by 4.7 million hectolitres.
Brazil exported 746.9 thousand tonnes of frozen concentrated orange juice equivalent in the 2025/26 season, up 0.2%, while revenue fell 30% to $2.38 billion. The United States became the largest destination by volume as European purchases declined.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has restarted chicken meat exports to the European Union after a four-month suspension tied to avian influenza. Producers extended fattening cycles and processors froze stock during the ban, but the sector kept its supply chain intact and preserved its EU market access.
Mexico plans to export 1.2 million tonnes of sugar to the United States in an effort to reduce domestic oversupply and support cane prices. The measure, announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum, comes as the Mexican sugar industry faces what Milenio describes as its worst crisis in three decades.
EU cattle slaughter weight fell 2% year on year in the first four months of 2026, while beef exports outside the bloc dropped 8% to their lowest level since 2013. Bank Pekao analysts expect constrained supply to limit price declines despite weaker Chinese demand and growing global competition.
Malteurop will close its Marton malt mill at the end of September, affecting 14 workers and a facility linked to about 70% of New Zealand’s malt market. Local competitor Gladfield expects opportunities for domestic supply but says the country will become more reliant on imported malt.
Russia’s Agriculture Ministry has increased the permitted volume of fresh or chilled tomato imports from Turkey by 100,000 tonnes to a cumulative 600,000 tonnes. The order retains an annual limit of 20,000 tonnes, constraining how quickly Turkish suppliers can use the expanded quota.
Livestock sales through intermediaries to Uzbekistan are reducing fresh meat supplies in Turkmenistan, according to the Chronicle of Turkmenistan. Bone-in beef rose to 135 manats per kilogram in May, while restaurants and processors are increasingly turning to chicken and imported frozen block meat.
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