Poland's National Council of Agricultural Chambers (KRIR) has asked the agriculture ministry to set out its assessment of the sugar market, pointing to a forecast for the 2026/2027 season prepared in June. The figures behind that forecast were not disclosed, and no ministry response had been published when the inquiry was reported.
China has opened tariff-free market access for South African citrus and amended the cold-treatment protocol governing shipments, changes announced in April. Exporters say the measures cut landed costs by 11% to 12% and improve arrival quality after a voyage of at least four weeks. South African citrus shipments to China and Hong Kong reached about 11.5 million cartons in the 2025 season, around 6% of total exports.
A 20-tonne lot of winter rapeseed seed of the Viten variety arrived in Russia's Oryol region from Belarus in September 2026, the Rosselkhoznadzor directorate for the Oryol and Kursk regions said. Inspectors checked the shipping documents and took samples for laboratory analysis before clearing the seed for use. The material is destined for the region's autumn sowing campaign.
Metlen plans annual capacity of 50 tonnes of gallium at its Agios Nikolaos complex in Greece, alongside expanded bauxite and alumina production. The project could provide an alternative to Chinese supply as demand grows from semiconductor, data center, 5G and electric-vehicle applications.
Vietnamese merchandise exports to Australia rose 88% between 2020 and 2025 but still account for only about 2.7% of Australia's import market, which exceeded $308 billion in 2025. Trade officials and business groups meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on 30 September said coffee, fruit, vegetables, pepper, cashew nuts and seafood have shelf presence, while biosecurity, labelling and distribution remain the binding constraints.
Kenyan growers supplying roughly half of Britain’s black tea say climate shocks are eroding already weak incomes. The pressure threatens farming livelihoods and raises concerns about the long-term resilience of a major tea supply chain.
Kazakhstan’s potato harvest is expected to meet domestic demand in 2026, supported by higher yields and expanded planting in organized farms. Imports continue during the May-June gap between the depletion of stored supplies and the arrival of early potatoes.
Rwanda's domestic exports to Burundi reached US$13.39 million in the second quarter of 2026, more than double the previous quarter, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda reported by ktpress.rw. The two countries' land border has been closed since January 2024. Food, cement, steel and re-exported fuel dominate the flow.
French trader Touton has obtained a $50 million trade finance facility from BIC-BRED Switzerland to support traceable cocoa exports from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria. The revolving line would provide short-term liquidity for bean purchases, with the IFC considering up to €10 million in risk participation.
A Polish court has dismissed the petitions seeking a declaration of bankruptcy against Przedsiebiorstwo Gornicze Silesia, the operator of the country's largest privately owned coal mine. The ruling keeps the company out of formal insolvency proceedings, but its long-running financial and liquidity problems remain unresolved. No figures for debt or claims were disclosed.
The Office of the US Trade Representative has added 1,559 metric tons raw value to South Africa's US raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota, lifting its allocation 6.3% to 26,303 tons for the 2027 US fiscal year. The expanded access arrives as SA Canegrowers reports domestic sales down 20% this season and accuses buyers of breaching a 95% local sourcing pledge.
Reports published on 1 October 2026 describe Egyptian rice prices as stable, rising and falling at the same time, as harvest deliveries add to leftover old-crop stocks. Paddy is quoted at 13,000–15,500 pounds per tonne and white rice at 20,500–24,000 pounds, while the rice division of the Federation of Industries puts the white-rice surplus at about 900,000 tonnes.
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