Indian manufacturers and retailers are preparing phased price increases across passenger cars, consumer electronics, branded apparel and everyday goods from August 2026. Reported increases range from 4% to 8% in several categories, while Maruti Suzuki will raise vehicle prices by up to ₹30,000.
India’s Coal Exchange Rules, 2026 create a regulated market for delivery-based trading in coal, lignite and processed forms. Applications are now open, while CNBC-TV18 reports that the first exchange could become operational within 12 months.
Cobalt prices have recovered after falling to about $21,000 per tonne in February 2025 amid a global surplus. The Democratic Republic of Congo has replaced its export suspension with quotas that could move the market into deficit in 2026.
The United States has barred imports of newly approved foreign-made mobile robots and solar inverters, citing risks from network connectivity. The restrictions are expected to hit Chinese suppliers particularly hard, while previously authorized robots and stationary industrial systems remain unaffected.
Vietnam had issued 9,546 growing-area codes and 1,525 packing-facility codes by May 2026, supporting agricultural exports to major markets. China has approved 4,323 growing areas and 1,332 packing facilities, but compliance warnings and suspensions show that market access increasingly depends on continuous technical controls.
Rising demand for alcohol-free beer is reshaping European beverage portfolios, including in Italy. The trend, associated partly with changing Gen Z habits, has spread as far as historic Trappist abbeys in the Netherlands.
Abiove raised its forecast for Brazil’s 2026 soybean exports by 1.1% from its June estimate to a record 115.4 million tonnes. The group also increased its crushing and export revenue projections, while lowering the expected year-end soybean inventory.
India’s tea market has remained deflationary for four to five quarters as adverse weather and cheaper imports pressure domestic companies. The prolonged decline is weakening pricing power and increasing competition for the country’s leading tea businesses.
Iraq’s Southern Refineries Co. is using northern land crossings to export surplus fuel oil and naphtha after military events affected shipments through Khor al-Zubair port. The Basra refinery continues to supply the domestic market while operating below its 280,000-barrel-per-day design capacity during the summer heat.
Brazil’s olive oil imports increased 40.5% year on year in the first half of the 2025/26 crop year. Imports across a selected group of major markets rose 4.3%, although the United States and Canada recorded declines.
US soybean export commitments fell 18.5% year on year to 41.4 million tonnes as of July 16, driven by a 45% decline in Chinese purchases. Higher sales to Egypt and several Asian markets have recovered 3.3 million tonnes but cannot replace lost Chinese demand.
Sunflower prices remain elevated for nearby delivery as attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure and higher Black Sea insurance costs restrict trade. EU sunflower seed production is forecast to rise 15.7% to 10.1 million tonnes, but alternative routes cannot fully replace maritime capacity.
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