Germany’s grain industry is urging the country to assume a larger role in supplying North Africa and the Middle East as attacks disrupt Black Sea export routes. Germany has exported about 4 million to 4.5 million tonnes of wheat and barley annually to non-EU markets in recent years.
The European Commission wants the EU to raise self-sufficiency in oilseed and high-protein feed proteins from 25% in 2025 to 35% by 2035. The plan promotes peas, soybeans, rapeseed and sunflower while retaining strategic supply partnerships with Mercosur countries and Ukraine.
Greek feta and olive oil exports exceeded a combined €2.1 billion in 2025. Feta shipments reached about 105,000 tonnes, while olive oil exports generated €1.31 billion and supported a sector involving approximately 700,000 producers.
The European Commission’s proposed ETS reform would direct at least 50% of auction revenue to priority investments including industrial decarbonization, renewable energy and circular products. Poland’s district-heating industry welcomed the direction, while agricultural businesses could benefit from funding for bio-based fertilizers and biogas infrastructure.
Polish poultry exports to South Korea reached 177 tonnes in the first four months of 2026, following 245 tonnes in all of 2025, while shipments to Japan have begun. The expansion comes as the European Commission proposes cutting the EU food promotion budget by 45% in 2027.
Drought is increasing pressure on European agriculture and reshaping the region’s fresh produce trade. Morocco and Egypt are strengthening their positions as suppliers to European markets, although the available source material provides no shipment, price or product-level figures.
Slovalco plans to restart primary aluminium production at Žiar nad Hronom after roughly three and a half years offline. The return will require about €100 million and depends on higher energy-cost compensation and a new electricity supply contract.
Brazil proposed exchanging beef export volumes with Uruguay to expand its access to the Chinese market, Globo Rural reported. The initiative did not advance after pressure from major meatpackers concerned about losing ground in the European Union.
Azerbaijan exported 12.431 billion cubic metres of natural gas worth $4.105 billion in January-June. Volumes rose 0.5% from the same period a year earlier, while export value fell 9.6%.
ICE-certified Arabica inventories fell to nearly 330,000 bags as of July 20, their lowest level in more than two years. Delayed harvesting and slower exports from Brazil are tightening available supply, lifting Arabica to $7,155 per tonne.
Vietnamese dragon fruit can lose up to 20% of its volume before export as produce moves through a fragmented, multi-stage logistics chain. Repeated handling, irradiation requirements and the absence of an integrated regional logistics center increase costs and reduce the time available to correct supply-chain failures.
EU Regulation 2025/40 does not prohibit six-packs of bottled water or soft drinks. It targets unnecessary single-use plastic packaging and will push producers and retailers toward recyclable alternatives as its requirements are phased in.
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