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Weather anomalies linked to El Niño are dampening the outlook for sugar production in key producing countries. After an expected surplus, the market may shift to a deficit in the new season, and raw sugar futures have risen by more than 25% since July.

The global market could receive up to 38 million tonnes less grain from the Black Sea region if the limited operation of Black Sea ports continues until the end of the 2026/27 season.

Global agricultural markets are entering the 2026/27 season amid shifting trade flows, intensifying competition for key buyers, and the growing influence of geopolitics and logistics on trade. How these factors will reshape markets in the new season and where opportunities will emerge for producers, traders and processors will be the central theme of AgroFoodSummit 2026, which will take place on September 24–25 in Mersin, Türkiye.

Argentina’s corn exports in August–September will reach a record 10 million tonnes as buyers seek an alternative to Ukrainian grain, supplies of which have declined due to hostilities in the Black Sea.

In the 2025/26 season, the European Union reduced its rapeseed imports from third countries to 5.4 million tonnes, compared to 7.5 million tonnes a year earlier. One of the reasons was the increase in the EU’s domestic harvest.

Following the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, the first major international business event dedicated to exploring new opportunities will be AgroFoodSummit 2026, taking place on 24–25 September in Mersin — a strategic Mediterranean port and one of the region's leading logistics hubs for global agricultural trade.

A new phase of the El Niño climate phenomenon is highly likely to begin worldwide in the coming weeks, potentially triggering widespread droughts and causing significant disruptions to agricultural production.

The German Agricultural Society (DLG) has opened applications for the international DLG Agri Influencer Award 2026, which recognizes farmers who promote modern agriculture through social media.

The European Commission has registered more than 3,700 geographical indications (GIs). This helps protect Europe’s rich heritage of food and beverage products.

EuroTier, the world's leading trade fair for livestock professionals, scheduled to take place on November 10–13, 2026, in Hanover, Germany, has announced the opening of applications for the Innovation Award EuroTier 2026. In addition, the exhibition features the Animal Welfare Award, which recognizes products setting new standards in animal welfare. The deadline for submitting applications for both awards is July 31, 2026.

The German Agricultural Society (DLG) is looking for startups interested in developing and testing their innovations on commercial farms and implementing them in practice through the DLG network. The most promising concepts will be showcased at EuroTier 2026, the world’s leading trade fair for animal farming, which will take place on November 10–13 in Hanover, Germany.

Global food commodity prices rose in April for the third consecutive month amid higher energy prices and disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East.

Egg producers in the UK are outraged that products imported from Ukraine are cheaper than their local counterparts.

Polish companies Grupa Azoty and Anwil have become key suppliers of mineral fertilizers to the Ukrainian market and have actually replaced Russian products after the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia.

World trade in wheat flour in the 2025-2026 season will be reduced to the lowest level in the last four years.