PT Freenow Food Industry has begun operating an integrated coconut-processing facility in Morowali with planned investment of Rp776 billion ($47 million). The first phase will process about 184,000 tonnes of coconuts annually, while full operation will require the equivalent of 500 million coconuts per year.
Central Java has ordered market intervention after rice prices rose despite a reported surplus of 1.5 million tonnes. The provincial government will focus on distribution oversight and subsidized food markets to move available stocks toward consumers.
Production of medicines and medical materials in Saint Petersburg increased by more than 25% year on year in January-July. New capacity and wider exports supported growth, although the available data do not distinguish between import substitution and lasting demand expansion.
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is proposing continuous annual reporting for tobacco-product producers and importers. Companies would have to submit Form RKS.1 even in years when they record no production or imports.
Brazil’s Fiocruz is exploring direct sales of medicines and diagnostic products in African markets at the same prices offered to Brazil’s public health system. The state institution is also seeking local partners for technology transfer and production, initially focusing on pilot projects in Zambia and Mozambique.
India’s ICMR has warned about nicotine pouches that consumers can order online for home delivery, News18 Hindi reports. The products are not specifically listed under the country’s principal tobacco-control law, creating calls for clearer product-specific oversight.
Spanish cement plants used 2.8 million tonnes of recycled raw materials and 1.1 million tonnes of alternative fuels in 2024. Waste-derived fuels supplied a record 42.4% of sector fuel consumption, but Spain remained below the 58% EU average.
Spain registered more than 100,000 battery-electric passenger cars annually for the first time, but only about 354,000 are currently in circulation. They represent 1.3% of a fleet exceeding 26.7 million cars, highlighting the effect of slow replacement and an average vehicle age of 14.6 years.
Ukrainian dairy prices could rise by 20–25% as damage to distribution infrastructure raises logistics and energy costs. Fermented dairy products are expected to see the strongest increases, while retailers and producers remain divided over sharing war-related losses.
Russia’s oil production is expected to remain at 515 million tonnes by 2028, according to RBC. Maintaining that plateau will require higher investment and increasingly complex oilfield-service work as producers rely more heavily on harder-to-recover reserves.
Russia’s Volga Federal District harvested 19,200 tonnes of grapes in 2025, up 26% year on year, according to Pravda.ru. Favorable weather could lift production by another 10% to 21,000 tonnes, led by growth in the Saratov region.
Russian pea yields fell by 12-15% from 2025 as dry and unusually warm weather affected major producing regions. Chickpea and bean yields declined by 18-22%, while the pea harvest is forecast at 4.1-4.2 million tonnes.
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