In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Indonesia expects to significantly expand access for its products, including crude palm oil, to the EU market once the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) enters into force. Negotiations on the agreement were concluded in September 2025, with implementation expected in 2027. Once the agreement takes effect, zero tariffs […]
In Malaysia, New Straits Times reported that Malaysia’s total palm oil stocks rose by 196,590 tons, or 7.48%, to 2.82 million tons in August 2026 from 2.62 million tons a month earlier, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). MPOB said crude palm oil (CPO) stocks increased 15.20 per cent, or 217,092 tons, to […]
In Argentina, Reuters reported that Argentina’s corn exports are expected to reach a record 10 million metric tons in August and September, driven by a bumper harvest and strong international demand as buyers seek alternatives to Ukrainian supplies disrupted by war and European crops battered by extreme heat. The world’s third-largest corn exporter is wrapping […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that global grain production in 2026 is forecast at 2.979 billion tons, the second-highest level on record. However, output is expected to decline by 61.1 million tons, or 2%, from the previous year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The expected decline would be the largest annual drop […]
In Brazil, Datamar News reported that Brazil soybean exports are expected to reach 7.74 million metric tons in September, about 760,000 tons more than in the same month last year, according to the first monthly shipment forecast released by grain exporters’ association Anec. Brazilian corn exports, by contrast, are expected to post another year-on-year decline […]
In Argentina, Agro Latam reported that China bought about 1 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans this week, according to traders familiar with the transactions, accelerating purchases ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Washington later this month. The buying matters for American agriculture because it brings China close to halfway toward its […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that Germany’s RWE has agreed to supply up to 75 GWh of renewable electricity annually to Air Products to feed the US industrial gases company’s existing hydrogen plants as well as a new hydrogen liquefaction facility currently under construction in Rotterdam. Under the long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), the electricity […]
In Belgium, the Hydrogen Council said its Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 stated that the committed investment in clean hydrogen has surpassed $130 billion, corresponding to 6.9 Mtpa of committed capacity across more than 570 projects worldwide, 90% of which are under construction or already operational. “Shifting geopolitical priorities are strengthening hydrogen’s role as a strategic […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that the municipal utility of Poland’s city of Koszalin has signed a $81 million contract with local engineering company AB Industry for the construction of a plant for recovery of energy from waste. The planned facility will have an annual capacity of 30,000 tons of waste, which will enable the […]
In the Philippines, Business Times reported that the local government’s special green energy auction (GEA) round for waste-to-energy (WTE) projects has attracted 11 qualified bidders covering 14 projects. The Department of Energy (DoE) said in an advisory that it had issued the list of qualified bidders after deliberations by the Green Energy Auction-Bids Evaluation and […]
