Ugandan processors are struggling to secure enough groundnuts and soybeans for cooking oil, animal feed and groundnut paste. AgriNet bought only 240 tonnes over the past year against the 1,444 tonnes it needs annually to run at full capacity.
The Philippines has approved the sanitary certificates required for imports of Colombian beef and pork, granting both categories admissibility to a market of more than 115 million consumers. Over the past four years the country bought close to 750,000 tonnes of these products worldwide for about US$2.2 billion, according to UN Comtrade data cited by El Nuevo Siglo. Colombia's current meat exports remain small: 674 tonnes of beef and pork in the first seven months of 2026.
Panama slaughtered a record 696,268 pigs in 2025, while weakening purchasing power and competition from other proteins limited domestic demand. Producers say lower farm-gate prices have not reached consumers and want export plants certified to open alternative markets.
Georgia's Tobacco Control Alliance says the tobacco taxation reform in force since 1 January 2026 has backfired, filling the market with cheap domestic cigarettes. Tobacco receipts rose 9% in nominal terms to 750.4 million lari but fell 1.3% in real terms, while cigarette sales grew 5% to 184.2 million packs. The alliance wants domestic producers' tax privileges scrapped and a minimum excise floor introduced.
Thirteen new Chinese models and variants reached Vietnam through September 2026, close to 33% of all launches, against seven to eight from Japanese and Korean brands. Imports from China rose 45.9% by volume and 58.8% by value in eight months, but Chinese cars still hold just over 2% of new registrations.
Greece and four other EU member states have submitted a joint non-paper to the European Commission calling for urgent action on the livestock sector. The document requests financial support for producers and greater flexibility in the application of EU animal-health rules. The co-signatory states have not been identified and no figure has been attached to the request.
Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade promoted seven groups of Thai rice at the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning on 17-21 September 2026, drawing more than 3,000 visitors to its stand. The campaign runs against a sharp contraction in volumes: shipments to China reached 191,953 tonnes in January-August 2026, down 58.94%, versus an average of 579,585 tonnes a year in 2022-2025.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture has banned apple imports from third countries and EAEU states from 3 September to 31 December 2026. The 2025 harvest fell 9.2% to 205,200 tonnes while imports reached 94,400 tonnes. Poland accounted for 60.9% of apple imports in January-July 2026.
Honduras shipped about 6.49 million 46-kilogram bags of coffee through July 2026, up 17.6% year on year, with export earnings of $2,016.5 million, according to Banco Central de Honduras data cited by tunota.com. Revenue rose only $12.1 million, leaving average value per bag lower. Producers at the Honduran Coffee Expo in Comayagua are pressing to convert volume into higher-quality coffee.
Lithuania has prohibited burning coal, lignite and peat in household heating systems across six major cities and five resort areas since May 1. Individuals face warnings or fines of €60-€300, while responsible company officials can be fined up to €1,170.
High-protein products are expanding beyond sports nutrition into everyday supermarket categories, including dairy, cereals, bars and beverages. In Panama, local processors are developing fortified products while contending with falling dairy output and strong competition from finished imports.
An audit by the European Commission has confirmed that Brazilian chicken products comply with EU rules on antimicrobial use, removing the objection that cut Brazil from the bloc's approved supplier list on 3 September. Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture says only administrative and regulatory steps remain, with SCoPAFF possibly taking up the relisting on 20-21 October. Brazil supplied about 265,000 tonnes of poultry meat to the EU in 2025 and 43.2% of EU poultry imports in January-February.
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