A direct strike caused a severe fire and the collapse of a tank holding about 4.5 million liters of gasoline at Libya’s Zawiya refinery. The National Oil Corporation declared a maximum emergency, although refinery engineers said operations continued without interruption.
Israel has withdrawn approval for Brazilian poultry imports and removed the JBS Ltda Aves plant from its authorized list pending an on-site review. The decision blocks Baladi’s planned frozen chicken shipments and puts a projected revenue stream of 300-400 million shekels at risk.
Thailand is reviewing whether induction-furnace steel should remain barred from producing deformed rebar for structural construction. Producers warn that tighter technology-based rules could concentrate supply and raise costs, while standards officials cite quality, pollution and enforcement risks.
Vietnam’s agricultural markets diverged, with Central Highlands coffee prices falling sharply while rice export prices increased. Vietnam News Agency linked the rice move to concerns that El Niño could constrain supply.
New energy vehicles accounted for a record 60.4% of new passenger-car sales in China in July. Domestic NEV sales fell 2.8% year on year, but exports surged 145% to 553,000 units, making overseas demand increasingly important for Chinese manufacturers.
Cameroon exported 20,577 tonnes of bananas in July 2026, up 34.1% from a year earlier, according to Assobacam data reported by Investir au Cameroun. PHP and CDBM, both controlled by Compagnie Fruitière de Marseille, supplied 82% of the total.
Bulgaria is expected to have about 5 GW of battery power and 14–20 GWh of storage by the end of 2026, according to a report cited by fakti.bg. The buildout is reshaping electricity trading, absorbing cheap daytime solar generation and supplying the grid during higher-priced evening hours.
American consumers are beginning to reduce beef purchases after prices climbed to record highs. The shift marks a potential turning point for a market where a smaller cattle herd has constrained supply while demand had remained resilient.
Vietnam exported 412,000 tonnes of cashews worth $2.9 billion in the first seven months of 2026. Export value rose 3.3% despite a 0.1% decline in volume, while Vietnam expanded its share of the US market.
The European Commission has proposed raising the EU minimum excise duty on cigarettes by 139% and introducing the first EU-wide minimum tax rate on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches. The revision of the Tobacco Tax Directive would also extend tobacco traceability to raw materials. The file is still under negotiation in the Council and requires the agreement of member states.
Egyptian grape exports have reached roughly 180,000 tonnes, placing the fruit fourth among the country's largest agricultural exports, according to an official Agricultural Quarantine report cited by Youm7. The report describes inspected and cleared volume rather than trade value, and does not disclose destinations, varieties or a comparison period.
Imported sugar accounted for 70.4% of Kazakhstan’s domestic market in 2025, while local production covered 29.6% of consumption. The competition authority has proposed expanding the domestic raw-material base, strengthening exchange-trading oversight and monitoring sugar re-exports.
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