Moldova exported 16 million litres of wine to Romania in 2025, making it the country’s largest foreign market. Moldovan wine accounted for approximately 20% of Romania’s imported wine, while more than 40 wineries are participating in a Bucharest festival.
A US-Venezuela oil agreement envisages about $100 billion in private investment and development of roughly 17 oilfields. Additional production could eventually reduce global crude costs for Indian refiners, but infrastructure constraints, exchange rates, taxes and refining costs make cheaper petrol and diesel neither immediate nor certain.
European sugar production could fall to its lowest level since 1988/89 in the 2026/27 season as drought and extreme heat reduce beet yields. Tereos expects the crop to decline by more than 20% year on year, while shrinking acreage and stocks could support prices and increase demand for imports, including from Ukraine.
Vietnam imported about $11.2 billion of chemicals and chemical products in the first seven months, leaving a trade deficit of roughly $7 billion in the category. China supplied 45.31% of the total and increased its market share as domestic production continued to fall short of industrial demand.
India and Argentina agreed to advance cooperation in lithium mining, pharmaceutical regulation and agricultural market access at their fourth Joint Trade Committee meeting. Bilateral trade exceeded $6.5 billion in 2025, rising more than 17% year on year.
South Korea’s frozen dough and frozen bakery market is estimated at about 1 trillion won as higher prices, labor costs and baker shortages reshape production. Food manufacturers are adding capacity while cafés and bakeries increasingly finish factory-prepared products in their own ovens.
Algeria’s Arzew industrial hub is targeting a 50% increase in urea production, Agence Ecofin reports. The plan could strengthen fertilizer supply from Algeria while geopolitical tensions weigh on the global market.
Khánh Hòa plans to invest 200 billion đồng in Halal-certified goat and sheep production, including 50 billion đồng in public funding. The province aims to establish 14 farming zones, reach a herd of 500,000 animals and develop an integrated slaughter and processing chain by 2030.
India’s mining equipment, technology and services market could attract $6.8 billion-$8.3 billion in investment as mineral output and mine auctions expand. Coal, iron ore, critical minerals and digital adoption are opening opportunities for equipment makers, technology providers and financiers.
Utusan Malaysia reports that about 300 tonnes of red chili imported from China and Vietnam and sold without controls has hurt the livelihoods of more than 4,000 Malaysian farmers, cutting incomes by up to 26 per cent. Imported chili reaches wholesalers at RM3 to RM4 per kilogram while local growers receive RM2 to RM2.50. Farmer representatives are calling for import controls, price mechanisms and supply chain monitoring.
The Dominican Republic led recorded global furfural exports in 2023, shipping 26,685.9 tonnes worth $22.83 million. Central Romana converts sugarcane bagasse into the chemical and supplies processing and commercial operations in Belgium and the Netherlands.
India plans to raise pulse production from 27.4 million tonnes to 35 million tonnes by 2030-31 as it pursues self-sufficiency. Climate-resilient varieties, better fertilizer use and faster delivery of research to farmers will be central to the effort.
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