Vietnam’s pangasius exports reached $1.3 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 10% year on year. Sales to China rose 31% to $357 million, while shipments to the United States fell 8% as exporters faced higher anti-dumping duties and an additional 12.5% Section 301 tariff.
Nepal is arranging emergency sugar purchases from India after export restrictions tightened supplies and lifted prices to about ₹120 per kilogram. State-linked companies are pursuing separate imports of 1,000 and 2,500 metric tons before festival consumption is expected to double.
Premium hard coking coal averaged $236 per metric tonne FOB Australia in the first seven months of 2026, up 25% from a year earlier. Supply disruptions in Australia and China, Middle East conflict risks and higher freight costs are raising expenses for Indian steelmakers.
Tasmanian potato growers are at a decision point in their contract dispute with Simplot, the United States-owned processor that buys much of the state's crop for frozen French fries. Because processing potatoes are planted only under contract, the terms on the table determine both grower margins and the raw material supply behind Simplot's processing lines.
Nigeria’s onion producers, processors and marketers have asked ECOWAS to intervene in Ghana’s continuing onion crisis. The appeal puts a cross-border supply dispute affecting two West African markets before the regional bloc.
India exported 373,000 tonnes of oilmeals in May 2026, up 18.41% from a year earlier, as rapeseed meal shipments nearly doubled. Strong demand from China supported exporters, while higher prices weakened soybean meal’s competitiveness.
Neptune Energy is progressing a direct lithium extraction project in Germany’s Altmark after an independent assessment identified a 43 million-tonne lithium carbonate equivalent resource. Pilot work has produced battery-grade material, but commercial recovery, costs and final capacity remain subject to further testing and permits.
New EU rules restrict guar gum, or E412, in specified foods for infants and young children, including infant formula and some foods for special medical purposes. Manufacturers must review formulations and category-specific limits, while transition provisions allow eligible existing stock to remain on sale until expiry.
West Kalimantan is accelerating ISPO certification to protect market access for its growing palm oil industry. The province had 119 certified plantation companies and two certified farmer organizations as of June 2026, against an industry spanning 2.34 million hectares.
A proposed BRICS grain-trading platform is being presented as an alternative to commodity benchmarks centered in London and Chicago. Its potential will depend on governance, liquidity and participation, none of which is detailed in the available source material.
Brussels has a plan to prohibit any trace of certain pesticides in agricultural products entering the single market, according to Globo Rural. The outlet reports that market access for exporters such as Brazil is set to become tighter. The substances covered, the affected product categories and the timetable have not been specified.
Indonesia’s essential-oil exports reached $348.7 million in 2025, according to Kontan. The Industry Ministry is promoting further domestic processing, particularly of patchouli oil, to capture more value from the sector.
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