Domestic production covers more than 80% of demand for most socially important foods in Kazakhstan, according to the Agriculture Ministry. The government is expanding dairy capacity and targeting products that remain more dependent on imports.
Nepal exported 13,045 metric tonnes of tea worth Rs 3.53 billion to India through Kakarvitta in FY2025/26. Volume fell by more than 2,260 tonnes and earnings declined by about Rs 640 million amid price volatility and quality-related trade barriers.
Poland imported 20,030 tonnes of fresh or chilled carrots and turnips from January through May 2026, according to GUS data cited by WP Finanse. The Netherlands supplied 46.7% of the volume, while Italy became the largest source in May as new-crop produce entered the market.
Zimbabwean billionaire Simon Rudland has commissioned a $25 million citrus processing plant in Beitbridge, near the South African border. The facility is his second major agro-processing investment and adds citrus processing capacity beside a key regional export corridor.
Bashkortostan increased rapeseed production from 26,000 tonnes in 2021 to 81,000 tonnes in 2026. China and Belarus are the main buyers, while regional processors supply rapeseed oil, meal and other products to export and domestic markets.
South Africa is set to ship about 200,000 tonnes of soybeans to China in November, its second such transaction after exports of 147,000 tonnes in 2023. The deal follows China’s removal of tariffs and comes as South Africa manages a record soybean harvest and a surplus beyond domestic crushing needs.
Four Thai cassava associations have called for cassava mosaic disease to become a national priority as output falls short of domestic processing demand. The government aims to reduce the affected area by 30% in 2569 through six disease-control measures.
TİGEM’s Ulaş farm expects to harvest about 6,000 tonnes of triticale in 2026 after regular rainfall lifted projected yields by 50% to 60%. The state operation supplies approximately half of Turkey’s certified triticale seed requirement.
The US dairy industry is urging Mexico not to adopt geographic-indication rules that could restrict the names used for American cheese. The dispute matters because the United States supplied 87% of Mexico’s 232,000 tonnes of cheese imports in 2025.
Lifosa has suspended production at its 1 million-tonne-per-year phosphate fertilizer plant in Lithuania as record sulfur costs undermine operating economics. The shutdown removes DAP, MAP and NPS capacity from an already constrained market and has added upward pressure to European DAP prices.
Fedegán wants Colombia’s new government to advance access for Colombian beef to the United States. The cattle industry group says an opening would increase exports while improving competitiveness and incomes across the sector.
Russia exported more than 4,000 tonnes of beer worth over $3 million to Uzbekistan in the first half of 2026. Shipments quadrupled year on year, while export revenue increased 4.3-fold and already surpassed the total for all of 2025.
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