Russia is redirecting more barley toward domestic brewing and animal-feed production while narrowing exports to higher-value malting and brewing varieties. ZOL.ru reports that domestic consumption has reached 72–75% of the harvest and export potential has fallen to 3.8–4.2 million tonnes.
Romanian sheep farmers are threatening renewed protests after peste des petits ruminants affected 232,283 animals and stopped live-sheep exports. Producers are demanding compensation, faster subsidy payments, reopened markets and the dismissal of veterinary authority chief Alexandru Bociu.
Poor rainfall has left maize withered across several of Kenya’s main producing counties, including Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Nandi. The damage threatens domestic supply and could reverse recent food security gains, although no national production estimate has been provided.
Agence Ecofin reports that Morocco's 2025/2026 avocado campaign was strongly affected by climatic hazards, raising questions about the economic viability of a crop that has become an important source of export earnings for the country's fruit industry. The issue is framed as structural rather than a single weak harvest, with irrigation cost and supply predictability at the centre.
Azerbaijan plans to raise poultry meat production by at least 30% by 2030 as it seeks full self-sufficiency. Output reached 147,000 tonnes in 2025, while imports totaled 32,000 tonnes and domestic supply covered 82% of demand.
Indonesia is sending 1,000 tonnes of premium rice to Malaysia after declaring domestic self-sufficiency. The initial cargo could lead to annual shipments of up to 200,000 tonnes worth an estimated Rp3.39 trillion.
Soybean prices in Brazil ended the week higher, tracking gains on the international market, according to Globo Rural. The advance was attributed to expectations that China will maintain purchases of US soybeans for the 2026/27 crop. Because Brazilian physical prices are quoted off Chicago futures plus port premiums, Chinese demand for American supply feeds directly into what Brazilian sellers receive.
Spanish companies could use the Dominican Republic as a complementary base for semiconductor assembly, testing, packaging and specialized electronics manufacturing. The country combines an established free-zone network with proximity to North America and growing policy support for the chip industry.
Spanish purchases of Moroccan clementines increased 442% year on year during the first five months. Morocco supplied 50.44% of Spain’s imported clementines as domestic mandarin growers faced declining acreage and profitability.
Indonesia is preparing a presidential regulation to accelerate imports of 1 million breeding cattle, with Europe and Brazil among the potential suppliers. The government aims to expand the domestic herd and achieve self-sufficiency in beef and buffalo meat within five to six years.
DAP prices for wheat, corn, barley and rapeseed rose modestly at Constanta on August 12, while sunflower held steady. The local gains contrast with weaker Euronext and Ukrainian wheat markets, leaving Black Sea exports and logistics central to the outlook.
Procurement prices for Japan’s early-harvest 2026 rice have fallen 20% to 40% year on year in Kyushu and Shikoku. Record-high private inventories, weaker consumption and an expected production surplus are increasing pressure on prices before the main harvest.
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