More than 55% of Vietnam’s producing rubber area is over 22 years old, limiting near-term supply growth and accelerating plantation liquidation. Rubber companies are also pursuing industrial-park projects as Vietnam plans to reduce total rubber area by 2030.
Egypt is expected to consume 3.9 million tonnes of sugar in 2026/2027 against local production of about 3 million tonnes. Renewed exports may support domestic producers, but the 900,000-tonne deficit leaves the market dependent on imports and tight controls over exportable surpluses.
Pork exports from Brazil's Santa Catarina state to Georgia rose 186.1% in volume and 174.4% in revenue between January and July 2026, according to Santa Catarina em Pauta. The state shipped 437,400 tonnes of pork in the period for US$1.09 billion, its best seven-month result on record. The figures surfaced during the first visit to the state by Georgia's ambassador to Brazil, Zurab Mchedlishvili.
Prospective US-China tariff negotiations could determine whether American soybeans recover market share in China. Any removal of Beijing’s additional 10% tariff would affect US competitiveness and the strong position Brazil has built in Chinese supply.
Commission VI of Indonesia's House of Representatives is urging the government to take direct control of raw sugar import allocations after monitoring reports showed refined sugar still leaking into the consumer market. Lawmakers propose cutting or suspending raw material allocations for refiners that breach the rules. The refining industry's raw sugar requirement is estimated at 3.5 million to 4 million tonnes a year, spread across about 11 licensed companies.
Italy registered about 193,000 electric cars in 2025, taking their share of new registrations to 12.6%, some five percentage points above 2024, according to the Smart Mobility Report by Energy&Strategy at the Politecnico di Milano. The share remains less than half the European average of 26.8%, and the national target of 6.6 million electric cars by 2030 looks out of reach at the current pace.
Russia plans state purchases of up to 3 million tonnes of soft wheat and rye in 2026-2027. The intervention is intended to support domestic producers facing sales, logistics and port infrastructure problems, while actual annual volumes will depend on market conditions and available financing.
Russian wheat shipments dropped to 347,000 tonnes in the second ten-day period of September from 1.3 million tonnes a year earlier, according to Russian Grain Union data reported by monocle.ru. The number of importing countries fell from 29 to eight and the number of exporting companies from 51 to 10. Loadings shifted from the Black Sea to the Baltic, while domestic purchase prices slid to 8,900 roubles per tonne.
China exported $21.9 million of poultry meat to Russia in August, narrowly exceeding Russia’s $21.5 million of shipments to China. Russia retained the lead for January–August, but declining Russian sales and growing Chinese supplies narrowed the gap to $33.5 million.
EU imports from Morocco reached €25.5 billion in 2025, with machinery and transport equipment accounting for €12.9 billion. Agriculture remained significant at €3.7 billion, but Morocco’s export relationship with Europe is now led by factory output.
Coal closed at US$142.35 per tonne on September 21, down 0.63% and extending its decline to five consecutive sessions. Cautious Chinese buying and weak steel demand are pressuring the market, while slowing thermal-coal imports could weigh on Indonesian export revenue.
South Korea has completed sanitary arrangements allowing boneless beef exports to Qatar, with the first 100 kg shipment of chilled Hanwoo planned for early next month. Export growth remains constrained by falling domestic production, a 30-month breeding cycle and a large price gap with competing beef.
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