Russia has secured a place among the world's ten largest coffee importers and among the ten largest consuming countries, eurosmi.ru reports. Indonesia has moved into the top three suppliers to the Russian market for both bean and instant coffee, as Latin American supply channels are supplemented by Southeast Asian routes.
Spanish cosmetics manufacturer RNB has acquired 52.06% of makeup and skincare brand 3INA through debt capitalization and a capital increase. The deal adds a business generating about €20 million, roughly half of it outside Spain, as RNB seeks to expand beyond Mercadona and accelerate international growth.
The Jeonnam-Gwangju Agricultural Research and Extension Services has built a 120-hectare long-grain rice base, 100 hectares in Haenam and 20 in Jangheung, aimed at food service, processing and export rather than domestic table rice. Haenam already supplies Chipotle's first South Korean store with 50 tonnes this year, rising to 150 tonnes a year by 2027.
Communist Party deputies and a senator have asked Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to reduce import duties on dietary supplements and vitamins that are not produced in Russia. They warn that a 35% tariff approved at the end of September on such goods from countries Moscow calls unfriendly makes shipments unprofitable and could create shortages.
Jamaican coconut production reached 209.6 million nuts in 2025, 73 per cent above 2021 levels, after a replanting drive led by the Coconut Industry Board. Drought is now cutting yields, with one St Thomas grower reporting output down by half and his oil factory running two to three days a week instead of five.
Coal prices weakened alongside crude oil after Brent fell by $2.69, or 2.6%, to $102.59 per barrel on September 29, 2026. The parallel movement points to softer sentiment across energy markets, although the available information does not establish a change in physical coal demand.
A Mekong Delta survey recorded rice-chain losses of up to 17.9%, with harvesting the largest source of damage. Trials show that better machinery, faster drying and improved storage can protect output, quality and farm income.
Producers in Russia's Moscow Region made more than 482,300 tonnes of bread and bakery products in January–August 2026, 8% above the same period a year earlier, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The volume equals 33.7% of Central Federal District output and 11.7% of the national total. More than 7 billion rubles of investment is planned for the region's baking industry through 2028.
Germany's production of fibre-based packaging is contracting while consumer demand for carton holds up and the European market expands, according to trade publication neue-verpackung.de. Manufacturers of fibre-based packaging keep leaving the German market, leaving brand owners with a shorter list of domestic converters.
Lindt lowered its 2026 organic-growth forecast after cocoa costs increased by 80% and demand for seasonal products weakened. The chocolate maker nevertheless retained its operating-margin target for the year.
Tomato paste prices in Iran rose from 210,000 tomans to 329,000 tomans between 25 Mordad and 4 Mehr, an increase of about 57%. Processors reported tighter raw tomato supplies, while the agriculture ministry said production reached 6.58 million tonnes and was sufficient for processing demand.
Russian retail honey prices reached 717.7 rubles per kilogram in August 2026, up 13.2% year on year. Wholesale prices rose by 30–50% amid an uneven harvest, higher beekeeping costs and logistical difficulties, while sales declined by 8% in January–September.
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