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Indonesia halal certification: what's actually mandatory from 17 October 2026
Indonesia's halal certification deadline for imported food, beverages and slaughter products lands 17 October 2026. What's actually enforced, and how to prepare.
alertEUDR: obligations for exporters from December 2026
EUDR compliance dates stand at 30 December 2026 for large/medium operators and 30 June 2027 for small ones. What applies, when, and to which operators.
alertEU PPWR: what's actually binding from 12 August 2026
The EU's PPWR applied generally from 12 August 2026. A PFAS limit on food-contact packaging bites now; recyclability and reuse targets phase in from 2027-2030.
analysisPPWR guidance for agri-food exporters: who covers it, and where the real gap is
A whitespace check on PPWR content for agri-food exporters: the regulation is well covered, commodity guidance is uneven, and the cross-commodity layer is missing.
newsEU adopts EUDR product-scope revision and Information System rules
A July 2026 EU Delegated Act revises which products fall under the Deforestation Regulation, while a new Implementing Act sets the due-diligence submission rules.
newsUS suspends Dominican mango imports over fruit fly trapping non-compliance
APHIS suspended Dominican mango imports around 18 July 2026 after inspections repeatedly found fruit fly trapping thresholds exceeded on export farms.
newsOcean freight rates peaked in early July, then softened as US tariff action bit
Drewry's index hit a 22-month high of $4,639/FEU on 9 July, then fell to $4,255/FEU by 30 July as demand softened after new US tariff measures.
newsTyphoon aftermath, Andean snow closure and low Rhine levels hit trade lanes concurrently
Kuehne+Nagel's 22-28 July report logged simultaneous disruption at Chinese ports, the Chile-Argentina Andean crossing, and low water on the Rhine and Danube.
newsPeru's H1 2026 agri-exports up 5%, against a forecast very strong El Niño for the 2026/27 season
Peru's H1 2026 agri-exports reached $5.4 billion, up 5% on avocados, grapes and blueberries, against NOAA's forecast of a very strong El Niño this fall and winter.
newsChina signals continued streamlining of agri-food market access through 2030
China's GACC will keep streamlining agri-food quarantine and market-access rules through 2030, having cleared 264 product types from 79 countries since 2026.
newsChina suspends seed potato imports from 31 countries over zebra chip pathogen
GACC suspended seed potato imports from 31 countries and territories with documented zebra chip disease, effective 1 August 2026, per China's agriculture ministry.
newsBrussels opens four PPWR consultations on producer registers and recycled plastic content
The Commission opened four PPWR implementation consultations in August 2026, two on imported packaged food. Feedback was due by 10 and 16 September 2026.
newsFDA finalizes its fresh-cut produce hazard guidance eight years after the draft
FDA has finalized its fresh-cut produce hazard guidance, replacing the 2008 version with a water-activity threshold and new supply-chain control examples.
newsFood safety coalition presses Congress to restore FDA traceability enforcement as Cyclospora outbreak tops 10,000 cases
An 11-group coalition urged Congress on 12 August 2026 to rescind the rider blocking FDA traceability-rule enforcement until 2028, citing a Cyclospora outbreak.
guideIndonesia halal certification by product type: meat, seafood, dairy and processed foods
Halal requirements differ by product: meat, seafood, dairy and processed foods each have distinct certification paths and exemptions. What applies to which category.
guideAfCFTA rules of origin: the actual mechanics, not just the overview
The actual origin-determination mechanics behind AfCFTA's rules of origin: wholly-obtained vs. substantial transformation, the four Article 6 tests, and cumulation.
guideFSMA 204 recordkeeping: CTEs and KDEs mapped to a lot-based system
The recordkeeping mechanics behind FSMA 204: the seven Critical Tracking Events, their Key Data Elements, and how the Traceability Lot Code actually works.
guideExport health certificates explained: phytosanitary, veterinary and seafood
What an export health certificate actually is, who issues it, and how it differs by commodity — phytosanitary for produce, veterinary for meat, and seafood.
guideUnderstanding import requirements before you quote
Before you quote an export deal, check three things: the HS classification, destination-specific documentation, and whether a preferential tariff actually applies.