Sri Lanka’s merchandise export earnings fell 5.3% year on year to $1,233.4 million in July 2026. Lower agricultural, coconut, industrial, textile and apparel receipts weakened the country’s external trade earnings.
Repeated red and yellow alerts in the Visayas are prompting the Philippines to reconsider the pace of its move away from coal. Asia Sentinel reports that aging and unavailable generating units have weakened electricity reliability and renewed attention on near-term generation investment.
Petrovietnam and a Russian group have signed agreements that include studying a strategic crude-oil storage system in Vietnam, Nguoi Quan Sat reported. The proposal remains at the study stage, with capacity, location, cost, financing and construction dates not disclosed.
US corn shipments to the European Union reached about 1.3 million tonnes in the first two months of 2026/27, moving ahead of Ukraine’s 1.1 million tonnes. EU imports are rising as unfavorable weather weakens the outlook for domestic production, with Spain accounting for nearly half of early-season purchases.
Fastmarkets has introduced Saudi Arabian iron and steel scrap price indicators in coordination with the National Industrial Development Center and industry stakeholders. The nationwide benchmark stood at 1,826 Saudi riyals per tonne on September 8, 2026, excluding value-added tax.
The White House has not made a final decision on proposed tariffs covering refined copper and concentrate. Officials are weighing support for US mining and smelting against higher costs for manufacturers and consumers.
Kazakhstan’s fourth-class wheat and feed barley export prices rose as buying from Iran and China strengthened. Third-class wheat held at $240–250 per tonne DAP Saryagash, while higher rail and forwarding costs increased delivery expenses.
Furniture retailers in Spain generated €4.16 billion in revenue in 2025, according to Informa data reported by Europa Press. Sales increased 3.1%, accelerating from growth of 1.5% in the previous year.
More than 90% of Greece's table olive production is exported to over 100 countries, the sector association PEMETE said at its annual assembly in Larissa. Exports reached €872 million and 282,000 tonnes in 2025, but fell 0.99% in value and 2.25% in volume in the first half of 2026. Rising energy, packaging and wage costs, US tariffs, weak German demand and cheaper Egyptian olives in Australia are all weighing on the sector.
Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province released its first export consignment of 1,027 tonnes of tapioca flour and coconut oil on 10 September 2026, bound for China and Malaysia. The Indonesian Quarantine Agency and the provincial government staged the send-off in Konawe Selatan regency as the opening step of a plan to build export volumes outside mining.
CAMPCO exported 130 tonnes of premium areca nut to the Maldives during 2025-26. The cooperative is using the shipment program to develop international demand for Indian premium areca nut.
Italy’s agri-food exports rose 5.6% to more than €72 billion in 2025, led by roasted coffee, cheese and fresh fruit. Export growth stalled in the first five months of 2026, while wine and olive oil remained under pressure.
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