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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Bulog Pushes to Finalize Rice Export Deals With Malaysia and Singapore

Indonesia's state logistics agency Bulog is accelerating talks to export rice to Malaysia and Singapore, targeting 200,000 tonnes and 10,000 tonnes respectively. Price negotiations continue, with the government insisting deals must not harm Indonesian farmers.

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

Indonesian garlic hits Rp100,000/kg as weak rupiah and China's import grip drive prices to record highs

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) says garlic prices rose in 269 districts, reaching Rp100,000 per kilogram in the worst-hit areas by mid-July 2026. The surge stems from a weaker rupiah and higher freight costs after the Strait of Hormuz closure, not from a shortage — imports rose 28.44% to 229,760 tonnes, with China supplying 98% of the flow.

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

Indonesia eyes egg exports to Singapore to ease domestic price slump

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade plans to export chicken eggs to Singapore to absorb a domestic oversupply that has pushed local prices sharply lower. The move, reported by Bisnis.com, is also framed as a way to widen Indonesian access to ASEAN markets. No volumes or timelines have been disclosed.

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

Krasnoyarsk Region Triples Rapeseed Meal Exports to China in H1 2026

Russia's Krasnoyarsk region shipped 33,700 tonnes of rapeseed meal to China in the first half of 2026, three times the volume of a year earlier. Regional Rosselkhoznadzor inspectors certified the cargo, moved by road and rail, as meeting Chinese sanitary requirements.

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

Industrial protectionism rises around West Africa's natural rubber trade

Agence Ecofin reports a wave of industrial protectionism building around natural rubber, one of West Africa's leading agricultural exports. The measures threaten established export flows that link regional producers, who ship rubber largely unprocessed, to industrial buyers abroad.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Food & Beverages

Japan unifies beer tax in October as big four brewers split strategies

Japan's final liquor-tax revision in October unifies rates across beer-type drinks, cutting the tax on beer while raising it on happoshu and "third beer". As the price gap narrows, the country's four largest brewers are splitting into two camps: Sapporo and Asahi doubling down on alcohol and exports, Kirin and Suntory pivoting to health science.

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David Okafor
Food & Beverage Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Mato Grosso Sets Records in Cattle Slaughter and Soybean Crushing in First Half of 2026

Mato Grosso, Brazil's largest farm state, posted record cattle slaughter and record soybean crushing in the first half of 2026, according to Imea data reported by Canal Rural. The results point to stronger beef exports and higher domestic soybean processing, reinforcing Brazil's position as a top global supplier of beef and soy.

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Ana Lucia Fernandes
Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Energy & Fuels

Spain's grid bottleneck stalls its renewable energy dividend, El Economista reports

Spain has installed one of Europe's largest fleets of renewable generation but cannot convert that clean power into new industrial demand, investment, housing and jobs, according to El Economista. The paper blames a transmission and distribution network that lags far behind generation, leaving projects stuck without grid connections.

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Daniel Brooks
Lead Energy Markets Analyst
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