Brazil has already filled its 1.1 million-tonne reduced-tariff export quota to China, yet analysts expect domestic beef prices to keep rising through the final quarter of 2026. Slower cattle slaughter, holiday demand and the January quota reset are tightening supply, according to auonline.com.br.
South Korea plans to raise its concession-tariff market access volume for soybeans by 10,000 tons, according to Food News. The Ministry of Finance and Economy issued the draft amendment as a legislative notice on the 13th, aiming to stabilize consumer prices and protect domestic industry.
Industrial salt import volumes into Indonesia rose again in early 2026, reviving concern that inbound shipments are crowding out domestically produced salt. According to investor.id, the government has been urged to re-examine the additional import quota.
A joint OECD-FAO outlook projects Brazil will supply 61% of global soybean exports and 55% of the world sugar market by 2035, while becoming the largest exporter of raw cotton. The report also points to Brazil's rising ethanol output and its place among the top three beef exporters.
Spain shipped 3.7 million tons of fruit and vegetables to the EU between January and April 2026, 83% of total volume, according to FEPEX data reported by fruchtportal.de. Sales to Canada, the United States, Brazil and other non-EU markets fell, deepening the trade's reliance on Europe.
Confectionery shipments from Moscow-based producers grew by almost 50% since the beginning of 2026 with support from the Moscow Export Center, according to the city's Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development. China, Serbia, Mongolia and Indonesia were the leading destinations.
European benchmark coal prices fell back below $115 per ton in the week to July 13, 2026, giving up the previous week's gains. The pullback tracks weaker Chinese demand, where Russian thermal coal delivered to China dropped to $105 per ton amid rising power-plant stockpiles and heavy rains.
US corn planting finished in a short window this season, and leadertelegram.com notes that a fast pace has historically pointed to more corn acres. High input costs for seed, fertilizer and fuel work against expansion, leaving the outlook for world grain supply unsettled.
India's government is promoting the India-UK free trade agreement as a way for Indian exporters to reach the British market on better terms, according to News18 Hindi. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal named tea and pharmaceuticals among the products set to benefit. The cited report gives no tariff rates or timelines.
Turkey exported $252.5 million of tomatoes in the first half of 2026, down only slightly from $259.4 million a year earlier despite shipped volume falling from about 264,000 tons to 161,679 tons. Higher per-kilogram values held revenue steady, with Romania, Russia and Ukraine the top markets.
Rice producers from the Senegal River valley marched in Ross Béthio to protest a persistent glut of unsold rice and demand the resignation of Industry and Commerce Minister Serigne Guèye Diop. They say about 448,000 t of white rice worth close to 157 billion CFA francs cannot be sold while roughly 600,000 t of imported rice sits on the market.
The Ministry of Agriculture has closed 38 dairy plants and blocked white cheese smuggled from Syria. The steps open a plan to reorganize the domestic dairy sector and tighten oversight of powdered milk.
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