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EUDR Customs Gridlocks and Drought Stress Reshape Asian Black Pepper Polyculture Supply
With the December 2026 EUDR compliance deadline looming, F&B majors and specialty processors face tightening black pepper supplies as drought in Vietnam slashes yields. Decentralized field-level verification and NGO blended finance are emerging as critical tools to shield smallholder cooperatives from data costs and market exclusion.