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16 Octlatest storyFriday 16 October 2026

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16 OctFri 19:02
Bananas
Banana exporters take Iran war costs into 2027 contract talks as US import prices rise just 2%
US diesel up 62% since February and Del Monte's banana margin down to 2.3%; after the 2022 cost shock, US contract-season prices rose about 7%
16 OctFri 18:27
Dairy
EU skim milk powder exports hit seven-year high, Egypt cuts back as prices climb
Prices at highest since 2022; Indonesia keeps buying while Egyptian shipments fell to lowest since 2023 in July
16 OctFri 17:48
Fruits & Vegetables
UK delays EU fruit and vegetable border checks to 2028, pending SPS deal
Fourth deferral of medium-risk plant-health checks since post-Brexit controls began; exemption now runs to 31 January 2028
15 OctThu 18:30
Apples
Brazil's apple exports to Europe double on bumper harvest, with little help from EU–Mercosur deal
The EU's own duty on apples is already zero from April to July, when every tonne of Brazil's 2026 arrivals landed
15 OctThu 18:20
Regulatory
Australian regulator sues top egg supplier Sunny Queen, 11 others over alleged cartel
ACCC alleges producers coordinated output, distribution and hen culling since at least 2020, in its first concerted-practice case
15 OctThu 18:18
Oilseeds
Italian olive oil prices halve as Spain's harvest rebounds, sparking grower protests
Italy's premium over Spanish oil is back near its pre-crisis range as stocks of home-grown oil pile up; Madrid weighs a first-ever withdrawal
15 OctThu 17:47
Sorghum
Brazil outpaces US in sorghum shipments to China as tariffs bite
Brazil ships 755,586 tonnes to China in August and September after none in 2025; Chinese customs data still show US supplying half of August arrivals
14 OctWed 21:34
Frozen Vegetables
Belgium's Ardo rejects Austrian rescue of frozen-vegetable plant, citing €112mn bill
Group says Marchfeld site has lost €5mn a year on average since 2023; Austrian politicians call it profitable, and spinach growers have no other buyer
14 OctWed 21:28
Regulatory
UK recalls Ukrainian eggs over salmonella, hitting its No. 2 shell-egg supplier
Eggs from Kyiv-based Yasensvit pulled from caterers and small shops; Ukraine supplied nearly a fifth of UK shell-egg imports by value in 2025, and none before Russia's 2022 invasion
14 OctWed 20:43
Blueberries
Peru's weekly blueberry shipments fall 39% on the year as record heat runs into the peak
ProArándanos expects less fruit than last season despite about 15% more area, and its president says another forecast revision is probable
14 OctWed 20:35
Fruits
Spanish persimmon crop shrinks by up to a third, leaving Europe short of autumn fruit
Spain supplied 86% of the EU's persimmon imports last season; growers are divided over how much record heat is to blame
13 OctTue 21:29
Supply Chain Disruptions
Rhine set to stay too low for full barges into November, driving up grain and feed freight
Kaub gauge hit a record low of −6cm on 1 October; Switzerland frees its entire protein-feed reserve from 15 October

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Stories by Editorial Team

Banana exporters take Iran war costs into 2027 contract talks as US import prices rise just 2%

EU skim milk powder exports hit seven-year high, Egypt cuts back as prices climb

UK delays EU fruit and vegetable border checks to 2028, pending SPS deal

Brazil's apple exports to Europe double on bumper harvest, with little help from EU–Mercosur deal

Australian regulator sues top egg supplier Sunny Queen, 11 others over alleged cartel

Italian olive oil prices halve as Spain's harvest rebounds, sparking grower protests

Brazil outpaces US in sorghum shipments to China as tariffs bite

Belgium's Ardo rejects Austrian rescue of frozen-vegetable plant, citing €112mn bill

UK recalls Ukrainian eggs over salmonella, hitting its No. 2 shell-egg supplier

Peru's weekly blueberry shipments fall 39% on the year as record heat runs into the peak

Spanish persimmon crop shrinks by up to a third, leaving Europe short of autumn fruit

Rhine set to stay too low for full barges into November, driving up grain and feed freight

Argentine lemon juice prices double as industry clears pandemic glut

Chilean walnut production to decline as growers shift to more profitable crops

Seven-year slide leaves China wine market at fraction of former size

EU tariff hikes hit imports of Russian pine nuts, prices surge 30%

China's Zhonglu sees domestic AJC sales jump 80% as US tariffs bite

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