US President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday prohibiting the import of a broad range of Canadian dairy products, alcoholic beverages and motorcycles, according to a report by Gavin Bade published by Zonebourse. The measures are outright import bans rather than additional duties. Scope, effective dates and possible exemptions were not detailed in the reporting available.
EU countervailing duties have raised the cost of importing battery-electric vehicles from China, but Chinese brands continue to gain ground in Italy through broader model ranges and multiple powertrains. Manufacturers are also shifting production and assembly to Europe, limiting the duties’ ability to contain competition.
Raw milk paid to producers in Minas Gerais rose 4.51% in the August payment to an average of R$3.02 per litre, according to Cepea. Rising powder and cheese imports, weak derivative prices and the end of the off-season are expected to slow or reverse the increase in the coming months.
Vietnam’s low-altitude economy could reach about $10 billion and create roughly one million jobs by 2035 if technology, regulation and commercial demand develop together. Agriculture offers the clearest near-term market, while logistics and infrastructure inspection depend on shared test facilities, reliable communications and real-time airspace management.
Alcohol-free beer now accounts for just over 6% of world beer revenue and has grown 6% to 17% a year over the past five years, with Statista Market Insights projecting $49 billion in global sales by 2030. EU output of the category reached 2.1 billion litres in 2025 even as total beer production fell 0.7%. Germany leads production, Spain leads consumption, and younger drinkers in the US and South Korea are driving the shift.
India’s approved import of 1 million tonnes of raw sugar is becoming commercially difficult as domestic prices fall while international prices remain firm. Port-based refiners have committed to about 260,000 tonnes, but the estimated cost of refined imported sugar exceeds prevailing ex-mill prices.
Kyrgyzstan exported 25,756 tonnes of dried leguminous vegetables in January-June 2026, down 19.5% year on year, Tazabek reported. The contraction reduces the volume available to Kyrgyzstan’s established pulse-export business, although the available data do not identify the affected products, destinations or causes.
XPENG has commissioned production lines for its IRON humanoid robot, with more than 80% of core processes automated. Mass production is scheduled by the end of 2026, followed by launches and deliveries in China and overseas markets in 2027.
A South Korean growers’ cooperative is targeting 100 tonnes and $1 million in grape exports in 2026. A new 10-tonne Kyoho shipment to the United States forms part of a campaign spanning North America and the Asia-Pacific region.
Indonesia's state logistics agency Perum Bulog is supplying premium rice to modern retail chains in 13 cities, preparing volumes of up to 75,000 tonnes a month. The intervention follows complaints that premium rice has become scarce and expensive on shelves despite high national stocks, with the government also cancelling an import of 380,000 tonnes of broken rice.
India’s expanding ethanol program is increasing demand for sugar and maize while reshaping farmers’ planting decisions. Sugar prices, lower production forecasts and growing grain-based ethanol output have intensified debate over the costs of raising the petrol-blending rate.
Tajikistan has started harvesting cotton across 180,000 hectares, with farmers targeting 400,000 tonnes of raw cotton by the end of autumn. The crop will supply domestic textile plants after drying, cleaning and industrial processing.
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