Spain recorded 1,640,051 used passenger-car and SUV transactions through September, up 2.6% year on year. Electrified models and vehicles up to five years old gained ground, but cars over 15 years still accounted for 41.6% of sales.
The Sugar Research Institute of Fiji is positioning sugarcane as a resilient crop capable of withstanding drought, flooding and poor soils. Its strategy combines better varieties, soil management and mechanisation with farm diversification, while farmers are being advised to limit new planting during current water shortages.
Farmer organizations in Maharashtra and Karnataka are resisting a government-backed effort to begin sugarcane crushing about one month early to bolster sugar supplies during Diwali. They are seeking compensation for lower yields and recovery, along with higher sugar and ethanol prices.
Italian spending on companion animals exceeds €6.7 billion, supported by a €5.3 billion pet food and care market and €1.33 billion in dedicated services. The industry is seeking a reduction in value-added tax on pet food and veterinary care from 22% to 10%.
Russian exports of fur, leather raw materials and related products increased 59.1% year on year in January–July 2026, although their value remained only $2 million. Higher sable prices and recovering foreign demand supported exports, while limited domestic processing capacity helped lift imports by 20.1%.
Chinese brands registered more than 82,000 electrified vehicles in Spain between January and September, approaching 40% of the market. BYD moved ahead of Tesla in battery-electric cars and strengthened its lead in plug-in hybrids despite EU tariffs.
IEA data cited by Newstrack shows China accounted for roughly 60 percent of electric cars sold worldwide in 2024, with more than 10 million units sold domestically in a single year. The United States ranks second and Norway leads Europe on sales share, while India sits around the top 10 on the broader EV market, driven by electric scooters, e-rickshaws and other three-wheelers.
US ready-to-drink alcohol volumes grew by an average of 14% a year from 2015 to 2025, while total alcohol consumption fell by 1% annually. Japanese producers Suntory, Asahi and Kirin are expanding in the increasingly competitive $22 billion market.
Turkey imported 1 million tonnes of cotton worth $1.74 billion as domestic production fell below 1.5 million tonnes. The industry is seeking to restore planting and widen access to global supply chains through sustainability certification.
South Korean tobacco producer KT&G has begun operating a second Indonesian factory in Pasuruan, East Java. The facility adds annual capacity of 21 billion cigarettes and raises the company’s total Indonesian capacity to 35 billion.
Australia’s High Court upheld a decision blocking MACH Energy’s proposed extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales. The judgment found that planning authorities failed to properly consider conditions addressing scope 3 emissions, which represented 98% of the project’s greenhouse gas footprint.
Brazil’s installed soybean processing capacity reached 86.4 million tonnes a year in 2026, up 13.1% from 2025. Planned investments of R$7.65 billion could add another 7.4 million tonnes of annual capacity within 12 months.
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