Koperasi Konsumen Kana and China’s Haday Group plan to combine Indonesian palm-sugar supplies with Chinese manufacturing technology. The partnership includes machinery, technical support and the launch of Ombak sweet soy sauce for Indonesia’s domestic market.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation says packaging remains one of the most actively developing segments of Russian industry, driven by domestic manufacturing, online trade and changing consumer habits. The assessment, reported by mkset.ru, newsnn.ru and tagilcity.ru, contains no output or market-value figures. The growth of marketplace logistics is reshaping demand for corrugated board, film, labels and converting equipment.
Ice cream manufacturers representing more than 90% of US output have committed to removing permitted artificial colors from retail products by the end of 2027, under a voluntary IDFA programme announced in July 2025. Progress was reviewed at a USDA meeting attended by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Parallel school nutrition commitments on colors and added sugar have already been completed.
France is forecast to produce 321,400 tonnes of melons in 2026, down 2% from 2025, after heatwaves and drought reduced yields. Imports also fell by 5% in January-July, while volatile summer prices reflected shifting supply and demand.
Global cocoa prices are forecast to remain elevated through 2027 on the back of a prolonged supply deficit and El Nino-related weather disruption, according to Indonesian business outlet Bisnis.com. The same report says local cocoa farmers have yet to feel the benefit of the rally, pointing to weak transmission between world quotations and the farmgate.
IFC has provided Doğuş Çay with an eight-year, €100 million loan to expand food processing, seed production, storage and logistics. The program is expected to support more than 50,000 Turkish farmers and generate about 3,400 direct and indirect jobs.
Italy’s regulated electricity price for about 3 million vulnerable customers will rise 37.3% in the fourth quarter of 2026. Eni, Enel and A2A are competing with discounts and long-term fixed-price offers as wholesale power and gas costs increase.
Battery-grade nickel sulphate prices declined this week as downstream production cuts and ample inventories weakened purchasing demand, SMM reported. Pre-holiday caution ahead of China’s National Day also reduced orders, while softer cost support increased pressure on suppliers.
India’s 2018 application for EU protected geographical indication status for basmati rice remains unresolved. A report that the EU may treat basmati as a generic name has raised concerns about competition, premium pricing and exporter margins.
Extremadura produces 98% of Spain’s tobacco and supplies 19% of the European Union’s output. Growers, processors and municipalities are seeking to preserve the regional value chain as cigarette consumption shifts toward smoke-free alternatives.
Yancoal Australia has received state approval for a project to continue operations at its Hunter Valley coal complex. The decision supports future thermal and metallurgical coal production, while the company’s shares rose 4% following the news.
Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Consumo, is revising the nutrition labelling carried by supermarket products, and from October five products will lose the rating that marks them as the healthiest option in their category. Sweetened plant-based drinks made from oats and rice are among them, dropping the front-of-pack “A”. The revision is not confined to Spain, which pushes the decision from packaging artwork into product recipes.
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