Tunisia exported 144,100 tonnes of dates worth 908.4 million dinars between October 2025 and July 2026. Higher shipments, premium Deglet Nour dates and rapidly growing organic revenue supported the sector’s performance.
Spain accounts for 68% of world trade in olive-pomace oil and 60% of global production, with exports worth €326 million in the 2024/25 campaign, according to Agronews Castilla y León. The gap between its trade share and its output share shows the country works as a processing and re-export hub for the category, giving Spanish quotations reference status for importers worldwide.
Companies in Saudi Arabia plan to convert waste from the country’s 200 million palm trees into sustainable wood panels resistant to fire and moisture. The initiative aims to support local manufacturing and reduce dependence on imported materials.
Egypt’s poultry market is experiencing sharp declines in chicken and chick prices as supply outpaces demand. Sameh El-Sayed of the Giza Chamber of Commerce said the production surplus exceeds 25%, with poultry also offered through state consumer outlets.
Whitehaven Coal reported managed run-of-mine production of 40.3 million tonnes for FY2026, a 3% year-on-year increase. Output was near the top of the Australian producer’s 37–41 million-tonne guidance range, while equity sales of produced coal rose 8%.
Castellón exported 205,021 tonnes of mandarins and clementines from September 2025 through June 2026, down 21% year on year. Lower production and growing competition from South Africa and Turkey are reducing the province’s overseas volumes.
South Korea’s leading brewer will launch Challang, a 15% zero-sugar soju, in late September 2026. OB Beer will initially sell the drink through restaurants and bars in Seoul, the wider capital region and parts of Jeju, using its established hospitality network.
Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı drones are gaining customers across the Middle East and North Africa, with Forbes also pointing to their entry into Europe. The expansion strengthens Turkey’s defense-export position and increases competitive pressure on incumbent unmanned-aircraft suppliers.
Russia placed 1,740 tonnes of new-season salmon caviar on the market between May 20 and August 10, 2026. The volume was 3.5 times below the same period of 2025 and almost half the comparable 2024 level, although July retail prices remained broadly stable.
Container freight on the Iran-UAE route has risen from about 5,000 to 25,000 dirhams, and Iranian agricultural shipments to the Emirates are down roughly 20%, according to Donya-e-Eqtesad. Part of the cargo is being redirected to Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan, while the sector's trade balance stood at minus $4.6 billion in the first nine months of the Iranian year 1404.
European thermal coal reached $133 per tonne as uncertainty over LNG transit through the Strait of Hormuz and low EU gas stocks supported demand. Supply disruptions in South Africa and Indonesia, alongside tighter Chinese availability, also strengthened coal prices across major markets.
Spain produced 6,800 million litres of mineral water in 2025 as output continued to rise, according to Alimarket Gran Consumo. Suppliers in the mature market are using new formats and varieties to attract consumers, while sparkling water is gaining market share.
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