Lithuania loses up to €100 million annually because of illegal tobacco products, Bernardinai.lt reports, citing European Commission research published on September 8. Nearly one in ten tobacco products sold in the country is reportedly counterfeit or smuggled.
West Azerbaijan expects apple production to increase by 20%–30%, but exporters say they have lost access to India, their largest market, amid high transport costs and maritime logistics problems. Cold storage, processing plants and cooperative purchases could absorb part of the province’s crop of more than 1.3 million tonnes.
Russian sales of chilled and frozen pork increased 13% year on year in January–June 2026, while poultry volumes fell 3%. Higher pork production and rising chicken prices suggest consumers are changing the composition of meat purchases rather than substantially increasing total consumption.
Kazakhstan is redirecting its agricultural sector from sales of unprocessed commodities toward processing and value-added goods, the government press service said. The oils and fats industry runs about 90 plants with combined capacity above 4.5 million tonnes of raw material a year, and more than 90% of the domestic sunflower crop is crushed inside the country. Canned meat output rose 48.3% in 2025.
A letter from the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran to the country's customs administration has returned Korean household appliances to the import agenda. According to the business daily Donya-e-Eqtesad, the document is narrower than the phrase "import liberalization" suggests, and the report identifies no tariff headings, volumes or effective dates.
Romanian corn was the cheapest among compared regional markets in the week of 7-13 September, with Oltenia at 178.5 euros per tonne against 204.3 euros a year earlier, while milling wheat was second cheapest after Croatia. Farmers say harvest-time prices do not cover production costs with diesel approaching 11 lei per litre, and the APPR Forum points to a logistics blockage at the Port of Constanta.
The Chistogorsky pig complex, part of the Sibagro group, has become the first enterprise in Russia's Kemerovo region to export pork, sending about 300 tonnes of chilled and frozen meat to Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan over three months. The plant produces more than 57,000 tonnes of pork a year and covers roughly 70% of regional demand. Sibagro says East and Southeast Asia are next on its list.
Belarus will require one-time licences for apple imports from outside the Eurasian Economic Union for six months. The measure could curb shipments from Poland, whose apple sales to Belarus were valued at $51.8 million in 2025.
The share of German households buying meat or poultry fell to 93% in January-July 2026, although total purchased volume rose 3%. Meat alternatives reached nearly 35% of households, but high prices and additives remain major barriers.
Russia has raised its forecast for regulated gas prices and local transportation tariffs through 2029. Wholesale prices are due to rise 10.4% in 2027, while local network tariffs will increase 12.4% to support gasification and infrastructure investment.
Japanese A5 wagyu is moving into US supermarkets as the weak yen improves its price competitiveness. The expansion takes the premium beef beyond specialist sales channels and exposes it to a broader American customer base.
European coal prices fell below $135 per tonne as weaker gas values reduced support for the fuel. Market conditions diverged elsewhere, with Chinese coal rising to $146 per tonne, South African material easing to $121 and Indonesia importing record volumes amid lower production.
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