Russia imported 80,600 passenger cars in August 2026, with new-vehicle inflows rising 29% year on year while used imports fell 6%. China dominated new-car supply, Japan led the used segment, and expensive credit weighed on domestic sales.
Heineken is expanding its Vung Tau brewery with the ambition of making it the largest beer plant in Asia. The project is part of a wider shift in regional production toward Vietnam and Malaysia as the brewer pursues growth beyond Vietnam’s premium segment.
The 2026 Dieng Coffee Festival recorded contracts worth about Rp15 billion for 150 tonnes of roasted coffee beans. Deliveries are scheduled throughout 2027, making supplier performance and farmer participation central to the agreements’ impact.
Romania harvested more than 1.8 million tonnes of sunflower seed in 2025 and exported over 700,000 tonnes. At the same time, refined sunflower oil imports exceeded 21,000 tonnes, highlighting the commercial importance of domestic processing capacity.
Spanish farmers will be required to maintain fertilization plans for their crops. The rules tighten oversight of nitrogen and phosphorus use and connect fertilizer applications more closely to the actual needs of each crop.
Thailand is advancing higher agricultural standards focused on quality, safety, product identity and sustainability, with low-carbon rice among the priority products. The initiative asks farmers to change production systems to lower costs, use resources more efficiently and reduce environmental impacts.
Saskatchewan honey producers are warning that newly imposed US tariffs on Canadian honey could affect businesses even if they do not export directly. Honey displaced from the US market could remain in Canada, increasing domestic supply and putting pressure on producer prices.
Ukraine could export about 200,000 tonnes of new-crop sunflower seed in September-November, nearly five times last season’s volume. Earlier tariff relief in Turkey and a raw-material deficit at Bulgarian crushing plants are supporting demand, but logistics, duties and inspections could erode exporters’ margins.
Brazil recorded a $7.39 billion trade surplus in August 2026 as crude oil and soybean revenues supported a 12.2% annual rise in exports. China remained the largest market for Brazilian raw materials, while imports also increased by 9.2%.
US imports of Russian ice cream rose to $107,900 in July, the highest monthly value since April 2022. Shipments increased 42% from the previous month and were 2.4 times their year-earlier level, but remained far below the April 2022 peak.
Brazil has authorized up to R$500 million for Conab to buy fine long-grain paddy rice from the 2025/26 crop through public auctions. The measure is intended to rebuild public stocks and may support producer prices while reducing the volume available to commercial buyers.
Russia’s wheat forecast has risen to 88.5 million tonnes, while expected corn and pulse harvests have been reduced. The revisions reflect updated planted-area data and worse-than-expected conditions in the Volga region.
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