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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 Oct

Potatoes
McCain seeks A$15/t cut from Tasmanian potato growers as it shelves €1bn German fry plant
2 Oct

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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 18:18
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