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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Egypt’s agricultural exports reach 6.8 million tonnes in 2026, onions rank fifth

Egyptian agricultural exports have reached 6.8 million tonnes since the beginning of 2026, according to the Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center. Onions ranked fifth among the country’s leading agricultural exports at about 155,000 tonnes, while potatoes and sweet potatoes were also highlighted as major products.

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Martin Keller
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Energy & Fuels

Repsol and Power to Hydrogen complete validation of technology claiming 16% lower hydrogen production cost

Repsol and Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) have finished validating a renewable hydrogen production technology that, according to Europa Press, could lower the levelised cost of hydrogen by 16% against conventional electrolysers. The 16% figure is the only performance number disclosed. No capital cost, stack size, efficiency rating or deployment schedule was published.

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Daniel Brooks
Lead Energy Markets Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

West Champaran Cane Area Falls by 6,000 Acres to About 63,000 Ahead of Crushing Season

The command area of New Swadeshi Sugar Mills at Narkatiaganj in Bihar has about 63,000 acres under sugarcane this year, roughly 6,000 acres less than last season, according to the mill survey reported by Jagran. Mill management says crop condition is better after intermittent rain and sunshine, while growers are demanding a higher cane price fixed before crushing begins.

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Ji-won Park
Electronics & Technology Analyst
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| Agriculture: Crops & Grains

Vietnam Tightens Antibiotic Controls to Protect Seafood Export Access

Vietnam is strengthening oversight of veterinary drugs and seafood residues as counterfeit products and antibiotic misuse threaten compliance with foreign food-safety rules. The measures extend from drug production and imports to farms, processors and traceability systems.

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Ana Lucia Fernandes
Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst
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| Food & Beverages

Lactalis Puts €7 Million into Castilla-La Mancha Plants, Employs 944 in the Region

Lactalis closed 2025 with more than €7 million invested in its Villarrobledo and Marchamalo plants and over €14 million in purchases from suppliers in Castilla-La Mancha. The group collected more than 28 million litres of sheep and cow milk from 156 farms and employs 944 people in the region. A biomass plant worth over €6 million will replace natural gas at the Albacete cheese site.

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Isabella Romano
Lead Food & Beverage Analyst
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