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Government Measures for a Sustainable MarketRui de Barros emphasized that the base price was carefully determined through a collaboration between the government and industry stakeholders to ensure affordability for consumers and sustainability for producers.

Output stalls as #biodiesel demand surgesKey points:Palm oil production growth plummets to 1% from 7%#Indonesia boosts biodiesel consumption, curbs exportsPalm oil prices surge past #soyoil amid tight suppliesBiofuel demand to drive up #vegoil prices

The Asia-Pacific soya bean market continues to expand gradually, with China leading in consumption, production, and imports. However, exports are struggling, and falling import prices could impact profitability. Future market dynamics will depend on trade policies, supply chain efficiency, and domestic production growth

In the past three years: Seed: 57% of all exports went to China Oil: 88% of all exports went to USA Meal: 36% went to China and 64% went to USA.

Soaring cocoa prices are raising interest in turning Nigeria into a more impactful player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.

Global agricultural markets are witnessing a renewed upswing in rice prices after months of decline that had pushed rates to two-year lows. The reversal in trend is largely attributed to falling stock levels among key exporting nations, particularly Thailand and Pakistan, raising concerns over supply shortages in the months ahead.

As indicated in the latest market research report published by IMARC Group, titled "India Spices and Seasonings Market Report by Product (Salt and Salt Substitutes, Herbs, Spices), Application (Meat and Poultry Products, Snacks and Convenience Food, Soups, Sauces and Dressings, Bakery and Confectionery, Frozen Products, Beverages, and Others), and Region 2025-2033," this report provides an in-depth analysis of the industry, featuring insights into the market.

Sugar prices have fallen over the past three months and posted 4-year nearest-futures lows last Wednesday due to expectations of a global sugar surplus. On May 22, the USDA, in its biannual report, projected that global 2025/26 sugar production would increase by +4.7% year-over-year (y/y) to a record 189.318 million metric tons (MMT), with a global sugar surplus of 41.188 MMT, up 7.5% year-over-year.

This year’s ample monsoon rains are poised to deliver an abundant harvest.“Our top priority is making sure we have enough food,” a senior government official told Reuters, declining to be named because he was not authorised to speak with the media.“But since we have way more rice than we actually need for that, we’ve decided to use some of it for ethanol production,” the official said.The state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) has allocated a record 5.2 million metric tonnes of rice for ethanol, equivalent to nearly 9% of global rice shipments in the 2024/25 marketing year ending in June.In the previous year, less than 3,000 tonnes of FCI rice went into ethanol.FCI buys nearly half of India’s rice crop and currently has reserves, including unmilled paddy, of a record 59.5 million metric tonnes on June 1, far exceeding the government’s target of 13.5 million tonnes for July 1.