Spain exported 70,518 tonnes of dehydrated forage in June 2026, including 48,108 tonnes of bales and 22,410 tonnes of pellets. The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia jointly purchased 53.4% of the total, highlighting concentrated demand for Spanish forage in the Middle East.
South Korea’s first-half exports of heat-treated poultry products to Europe exceeded twice the value recorded for the whole of the previous year. Financial News linked the increase to the removal of European sanitary and quarantine barriers in 2023.
Jordan purchased 60,000 tonnes of wheat from CHS in an international tender that sought up to 120,000 tonnes. The grain was priced at about $318.95 per tonne, including cost and freight, for shipment in the first half of October.
Indonesian food authority auditors are assessing six Lithuanian dairy processors this week. Company executives describe the visit as one of the most important for the sector, as a successful outcome could support access to Indonesia’s dairy market.
Malaysia’s rubber market is expected to trade higher next week as potential restocking in China and supply concerns support sentiment. The Malaysian Rubber Board’s SMR 20 reference price rose 38 sen to 947.0 sen per kilogram, while bulk latex fell nine sen to 679.5 sen.
Egyptian furniture manufacturers face rising freight costs and a shortage of skilled workers, weakening their ability to compete in export markets. Industry representative Alaa Nasr El-Din is calling for shipping-cost relief, incentives to retain craftspeople and the removal of real estate tax on factories.
Diesel prices in Greece rose 12.1% in July against June, the third-largest monthly increase in the European Union, according to Eurostat data reported by sbctv.gr. The EU average increase was 4.3%, with Poland at 13.4% and Germany at 12.7% ahead of Greece. Prices rose in 17 member states, while Cyprus, Sweden and Ireland recorded declines.
Shortages of critical medicines are becoming a permanent weakness of the European market in 2026, with oncology drugs, anti-tuberculosis treatments, insulins and antiepileptics affected. The European monitoring mechanism received 70 critical-shortage notifications in 2025 and the EMA task force met 31 times on the issue. Manufacturing failures at a single European supplier have left ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide short across the EU and EEA for the whole year.
Ghana’s cocoa harvest is forecast to fall 13% to 650,000 tonnes, while StoneX expects Côte d’Ivoire’s 2026-2027 output to decline 11% to 1.8 million tonnes. Weather disruption and crop disease could tighten global supply before inventories have fully recovered.
Greek producer prices for the new corn crop could open at €0.22-0.24 per kilogram, but the outcome depends heavily on import costs. Ukrainian export capacity, Romania’s harvest and logistics, and competitively priced Bulgarian truck deliveries will determine whether the market can sustain those levels.
Ethiopia is seeking to convert growing banana production into a larger export business. The Ministry of Agriculture has identified quality, productivity and access to overseas markets as the main areas for improvement.
Hungary’s apple harvest could fall to 135,000 tonnes in 2026, its lowest level in at least five decades. Drought has reduced yields and fruit size, while remaining European stocks may delay substantial price increases until spring.
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