More than 1,000 licensed poultry houses in Hama governorate have stopped operating after losses driven by feed, fuel, electricity and veterinary costs, Hawar News Agency reports. Around 1,600 licensed units remain in production. Syria halted poultry imports on 9 June and reopened live chicken imports on 31 August, with Turkish shipments crossing at Al-Rai from early September.
Former Aydın Milk Union chairman Servet Başkaya says high feed and diesel costs, animal disease and extreme weather are pushing Turkish farmers into losses. He argues that restoring dairy profitability is essential to prevent further cattle losses and ease pressure on the beef market.
Norway’s salmon industry is combining hatchery control, vaccination, offshore farms and automated processing to raise productivity and product consistency. Investments by Silver Seed and Nordlaks illustrate how research and engineering support production for European and global markets.
Cheaper Nigerian onions may again be heading to Ghana after a dispute between traders was resolved last month. The episode interrupted one of West Africa's busiest overland food-trade routes without any government measure being involved, and it has highlighted a structural weakness in the region's growing free trade area.
The Philippine Department of Agriculture is considering quantitative restrictions on pork imports and phased tariff increases to 40% by 2027. Officials cite rising import volumes and falling farmgate prices as domestic hog farmers face mounting pressure.
Prices for materials used in new residential buildings in Greece rose 5% year on year in August 2026, according to ELSTAT data reported by Business Daily. Diesel recorded the largest increase at 23.2%, followed by bricks and copper conductors.
Palm oil accounts for more than 38% of India’s edible-oil consumption, equivalent to roughly 9 million tonnes. The scale of that dependence links food affordability and India’s self-sufficiency plans to the availability of a single commodity.
Lebanon imported about 5,480 tonnes of in-shell walnuts worth $13.6 million and 1,150 tonnes of shelled walnuts worth $6 million. The total of more than 6,600 tonnes and nearly $20 million points to potential for domestic substitution, but competitiveness cannot be assessed without production-cost and yield data.
Vietnamese dragon fruit remains prominent at Big C, Lotus’s and Central Food Hall, supported by year-round supply, attractive presentation and competitive prices. Vietnam is also supplying more frozen vegetables, dried fruit, juice concentrate and semi-processed produce to Thailand’s food and hospitality industries.
Saudi housing, hospitality and commercial projects are expanding demand for timber, panels and interior products. Arabian Business reports that the country’s timber import market is valued at $1.87 billion, creating opportunities for foreign suppliers and local processors.
Eni will cap petrol at €1.99 per litre and diesel at €2.19 across the Enilive network for 30 days from September 28. Italy’s governing parties disagree over whether other oil companies should follow voluntarily or face an additional tax.
Brazil and China have signed a sanitary protocol expanding access for Brazilian pork offal, including liver, heart and esophagus. The agreement follows a Chinese audit of Brazil’s animal-product control system and gives processors access to a large import market.
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