Confectionery shipments from Moscow-based producers grew by almost 50% since the beginning of 2026 with support from the Moscow Export Center, according to the city's Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development. China, Serbia, Mongolia and Indonesia were the leading destinations.
European benchmark coal prices fell back below $115 per ton in the week to July 13, 2026, giving up the previous week's gains. The pullback tracks weaker Chinese demand, where Russian thermal coal delivered to China dropped to $105 per ton amid rising power-plant stockpiles and heavy rains.
US corn planting finished in a short window this season, and leadertelegram.com notes that a fast pace has historically pointed to more corn acres. High input costs for seed, fertilizer and fuel work against expansion, leaving the outlook for world grain supply unsettled.
India's government is promoting the India-UK free trade agreement as a way for Indian exporters to reach the British market on better terms, according to News18 Hindi. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal named tea and pharmaceuticals among the products set to benefit. The cited report gives no tariff rates or timelines.
Turkey exported $252.5 million of tomatoes in the first half of 2026, down only slightly from $259.4 million a year earlier despite shipped volume falling from about 264,000 tons to 161,679 tons. Higher per-kilogram values held revenue steady, with Romania, Russia and Ukraine the top markets.
Rice producers from the Senegal River valley marched in Ross Béthio to protest a persistent glut of unsold rice and demand the resignation of Industry and Commerce Minister Serigne Guèye Diop. They say about 448,000 t of white rice worth close to 157 billion CFA francs cannot be sold while roughly 600,000 t of imported rice sits on the market.
The Ministry of Agriculture has closed 38 dairy plants and blocked white cheese smuggled from Syria. The steps open a plan to reorganize the domestic dairy sector and tighten oversight of powdered milk.
The USDA has raised its forecast for Vietnam's 2026 rice exports to 8.1 million tons, up 200,000 tons from its previous estimate, citing stronger demand from China and the Philippines. Vietnam exported 5.2 million tons of rice in the first half of the year, up nearly 10% from a year earlier.
Moroccan olive oil shipments to Spain jumped from 103 to 10,384.7 tonnes between January and April 2026, a rise of almost 10,000% year on year, worth €32.76 million. The gain reflects a recovered Moroccan harvest, but the country still supplies only 7.48% of Spanish imports and remains far behind Spain's own output.
Mercedes-Benz sold 417,800 cars in the second quarter, down 8 percent, as Chinese sales dropped 30 percent. In Europe, battery-electric demand surged, with one in four new Mercedes now fully electric and 43,500 of the brand's 52,900 electric cars sold on the continent.
Egyptian sugar factories are lowering their sale prices to raise cash, Al Arabiya reported exclusively. The mills need liquidity to pay financial obligations and to fund purchases of the beet crop, signalling financial stress across the domestic sugar supply chain.
Greece's AKTOR Group has signed a framework of key terms with Motor Oil to acquire 50% of Dioryga Gas, developer of the Agioi Theodoroi FSRU. The unit would add up to 210,000 cubic metres of LNG storage and link to Greece's national gas grid. The deal remains subject to final contracts and regulatory approvals.
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