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Salmonella in cherry tomatoes: Puglia halts raw tomato in schools
The regional health department has told canteens serving children, patients and care-home residents to replace raw fresh tomatoes with cooked vegetables until further notice, Italian media report.
FAO Food Price Index hits highest level since November 2022
Cereals, sugar and vegetable oils pushed the index up for a third month in September, while meat slipped and dairy held flat. Wheat jumped 6.3 percent in a month.
Armenian produce gets duty-free EU access after Russian ban
Brussels lifts duties on around 80% of Armenian exports for two years, after Moscow shut its market to the country's fruit, vegetables, brandy and mineral water.
Madagascar vanilla prices fall to a decade low
A record harvest of more than 4,500 tonnes pushes wholesale vanilla prices down to a fraction of their 2018 peak.
Feta prices in Greece set to rise by up to €2 a kilo
Sheep pox has cost Greece about 500,000 animals and 80,000 tonnes of milk. The feta trade body expects shop prices to move from €12-13 to €15-16 a kilo within two months.
Turkish hazelnut prices sit a quarter below the state floor
Ordu traders paid 180-190 lira a kilo on 27 September against the state's 250, as a crop of up to 810,000 tonnes meets trade inspectors in the Black Sea hazelnut belt.
Japan rice prices fall for a sixth week to ¥2,934
The average 5 kg supermarket bag lost another ¥37 and now sits a third below January's peak, as new farm minister Kazuo Yana puts appropriate prices for growers first.
Greek olive oil prices fall by half as harvest begins
Extra virgin oil trades at €3.90 to €4.20 a kilo at origin, against €9.50 at the peak. Growers say their costs have not followed, and Spain still sets the price.
UK foodservice price inflation rises 0.4% as meat climbs
Pork, lamb, cheese and vegetable oil pushed hospitality's ingredient bill up again in August, while cheaper British vegetables and fruit kept the rise far below June's spike.
Expoalimentaria 2026 opens in Lima with coca beer on the shelf
Peru's biggest food trade fair runs 23 to 25 September at the Jockey Exhibition Centre, with more than 700 exhibitors and an innovation contest that ranges from mango-passion fruit chocolate to a prebiotic mint drink.
Japan saury prices triple as Hokkaido landings shrink
Fresh sanma averaged about ¥3,645 a kilo at Toyosu from mid-August, after a government forecast warned of the smallest saury stock since 2003.
India tea exports drop 16% in the first seven months of 2026
Provisional Tea Board figures show export earnings down 13.8% even as the average price per kilo rose, with the sharpest fall in the first quarter as West Asia shipping routes were disrupted.
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