International cereal prices have been climbing since June, according to the World Bank food security update published on 28 September 2026. Tunisia still imports more than half of its wheat, although FAO sees import needs for 2026/2027 at about 1.8 million tonnes, 8% below the five-year average after a strong domestic harvest.
Azerbaijan and Slovakia have held another round of talks on supplying Azerbaijani gas to the Slovak market. Earlier reports said Slovakia planned to purchase 1.2 billion cubic metres annually from the following year, but no contract, delivery route or start date was announced.
AT&T has signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $3 billion for Corning to supply optical fiber and cable for its US network expansion. The contract secures critical equipment as household data consumption and demand from AI, cloud and high-resolution video continue to rise.
Senegal’s SAR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkey’s Yamata to build a 4 million-tonne-per-year refinery and modernize the existing Mbao plant. The program aims to process Sangomar crude, reduce annual imports of finished petroleum products and eventually supply regional markets.
TNA Solutions has commissioned a greenfield potato chip line for Mohammed Riaz & Partner LLC in Oman, launching the Muscat Chips and Muscat Chips Crinklz brands. The line processes 300 kg per hour, supports 24 SKUs and packs at up to 120 packs per minute. MR has already ordered a second line.
Trading prices at the Shizuoka Tea Market for 2026 are about 1.8 times the 2025 level, according to figures released on September 30. Japan's green tea exports reached ¥72.1 billion in 2025, up 98.2%, with powdered tea accounting for 87% of export value to the United States and 88% to the EU and UK. Tencha, the raw material for matcha, averages ¥8,562/kg against ¥1,746/kg for sencha.
New Zealand's red meat and fifth-quarter exports rose 23% to NZ$867 million in August, with gains in beef and sheepmeat across the US, China, Canada and the UK. The 2025-26 financial year closed at a record NZ$13.1 billion, up 21%, as the sector shifts toward higher-value chilled and frozen cuts.
Russia exported more than $245 million of dairy products in January–May 2026, with revenue up 19% year-on-year and volumes above 104,000 tonnes, according to Finance Mail. Cheese and curd accounted for 28% of earnings, while ice cream shipments rose 21% to $38 million.
Rosselkhoznadzor has asked Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture to stop issuing veterinary certificates for ice cream from three Shin-Line plants from 1 October, effectively halting their exports to Russia. Shin-Line accounts for up to 95% of Kazakh ice cream exports, and Russia took 5,748 tonnes in the first half of 2026, almost 69% of the total.
Severe summer heat and drought have damaged grain crops across Europe, affecting roughly 16.7 million tonnes of output. No breakdown by country, crop or baseline year has been published, leaving the figure as an indication of the scale of the damage. The loss works through both Europe's exportable surplus and its feed-grain import needs.
Polish statistics office data reported by sad24.pl show more than 10,500 tonnes of cherries entered Poland in July, the peak month of the domestic harvest. With 6,000 tonnes imported in June, the two months equal 35% of the estimated Polish crop. Bulgaria led supply ahead of Turkey and Germany.
Brazil has obtained new export authorisations from Kuwait, Nicaragua, Syria and Bangladesh. Syria cleared Brazilian corn in grain and Bangladesh approved distillers' dried grains (DDG), the two openings most relevant to the grain and animal feed chains. Shipments still depend on each destination's specific requirements and on commercial negotiations.
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