Kenya’s avocado sector has entered 2026 with record output but constrained export growth, as fresh regulatory controls and ongoing Red Sea logistics disruptions prevent producers from fully capitalising on surging […]
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South Africa’s 2026 Avocado Export Season Opens With Larger Fruit and Intensifying Competition in Europe
South Africa’s 2026 avocado export season has opened with the first consignments landing in Rotterdam two weeks ago, bringing larger-than-usual fruit into a European market currently favoring bigger sizes. Exporters […]
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U.S. Tariff Shock: Global 10% Surcharge and New Pharma & Metals Duties Reshape Agri-Food Trade Economics
The United States has rapidly reset its trade regime, combining a 10% global import surcharge with fresh Section 232 tariffs on pharmaceuticals and industrial metals. While the headline measures target […]
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Zimbabwe’s Takura Enters Direct Export as Fuel Shock and Delayed Pea Harvest Reshape EU Supply
Zimbabwe’s Takura Enters Direct Export as Fuel Shock and Delayed Pea Harvest Reshape EU Supply Takura, a Zimbabwe-based grower-exporter of peas, fine beans, passion fruit and chillies, is entering its […]
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Rossmann Pilots Humanoid Walker S2 Robot in German Logistics Hub, Signalling Next Phase of Warehouse Automation
Rossmann Pilots Humanoid Walker S2 Robot in German Logistics Hub, Signalling Next Phase of Warehouse Automation Rossmann has begun a year-long pilot of the UBTech Walker S2 humanoid robot at […]
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Poland’s New CPN Fuel Price Cap Rewires Margins and Transport Costs Overnight
Poland’s New CPN Fuel Price Cap Rewires Margins and Transport Costs Overnight Poland’s CPN fuel price package, including maximum retail prices and tax cuts, has entered into force, triggering immediate […]
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Poland’s Emergency Fuel Price Cap Raises Cost Pressures Across Dairy and Agri‑Food Supply Chains
Poland’s emergency cap on retail fuel prices and a temporary VAT cut are cushioning consumers from record diesel costs but doing little to ease structural cost pressure for large, VAT‑registered […]
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Cocoa Cost Shock Pushes Up Polish Easter Basket Prices Despite Futures Market Correction
Cocoa Cost Shock Pushes Up Polish Easter Basket Prices Despite Futures Market Correction Record-high cocoa prices from the 2024–2025 supply crisis are still working their way through supply chains, keeping […]
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Poland Fast-Tracks Fuel Tax Cuts and Price Cap, Signalling Lower Logistics Costs for Agri-Food Sector
Poland Fast-Tracks Fuel Tax Cuts and Price Cap, Signalling Lower Logistics Costs for Agri-Food Sector The Polish government has approved an emergency fuel-price package that combines sharp tax reductions with […]
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India’s Sharp Excise Duty Cut and New Fuel Export Taxes Reshape Energy Cost Curve for Agri Supply Chains
India’s sudden cut in central excise duty on petrol and diesel and the parallel imposition of new export taxes on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) mark a major intervention […]
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