The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has applied in every member state since 12 August 2026, requiring a signed declaration of conformity for any packaging placed on the market. Foreign exporters are covered, and non-compliant consignments can be refused entry. Togo's coffee, cocoa and processed agri-food chains, which are oriented towards Europe, are directly affected.
The India-New Zealand free trade agreement will take effect on October 20, with a goal of doubling bilateral trade by 2030. New Zealand will initially receive duty-free access for 6,250 tonnes of kiwifruit, rising to 15,000 tonnes in the sixth year, subject to price and seasonal conditions.
Uruguay is developing soybean and sunflower oil production with India in view as a future market. Its prospects will depend on expanding cultivation and processing capacity while competing with established suppliers such as Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brazil.
India’s Supreme Court has held that mature brown coconuts cannot be treated as green or fresh fruit for the relevant tax exemption. The decision applies the meaning used by consumers and traders rather than a botanical definition, leaving the product subject to tax.
Indian wholesale prices for chickpeas, mung beans, pigeon peas and yellow peas rose sharply over the past month as festival demand and concern about future supply strengthened the market. The increase comes despite record pulse production in 2025-26 and government buffer stocks exceeding the official norm.
Large import volumes and production costs of up to 60,000 pesos per hectare are putting Jalisco’s corn producers under pressure. Local harvests remain in warehouses despite the state’s importance in forage corn and grain production.
Latvia’s optical-fiber industry exports more than 90% of its output, supplying specialized products to customers in over 50 countries. A manufacturing cluster in Līvāni is expanding around medical devices and other precision applications as European demand grows.
Drought in Maharashtra is raising the risk of lower yields for sugarcane, soybeans and other kharif crops. The effects could extend beyond the state by tightening Indian availability and influencing crop prices.
An increased inflow of lower-priced Brazilian beef is intensifying competition in Poland and the wider European Union. Polish producers have responded with substantial price reductions, raising concerns about margins and the competitive impact of Mercosur supplies.
A new European Court of Auditors report finds that organised crime has moved cigarette manufacturing inside the European Union, running compact plants that relocate after two to four months. Belgium recorded 81 to 100 detected illegal production sites in 2023-2024, ahead of Poland and Germany. The European Commission estimates illegal products made up about 8.8 percent of EU cigarette consumption in 2023.
Potato harvesting in central Russia has entered its peak phase. The Bryansk region has lifted almost 500,000 tonnes from 15,100 hectares at an average yield of 321 centners per hectare and plans more than 1.7 million tonnes, while Tula targets at least 650,000 tonnes. Seed material remains the sector's main import dependence, with domestic self-sufficiency targeted at 50 percent by 2030.
Construction has started on the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley in Huelva, Spain. The project is designed for 300 MW of capacity and annual green hydrogen production of 45,000 tonnes.
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