Spain’s apple and pear season has opened under pressure from unusually high temperatures, smaller fruit and weak demand. Frutas Ponti is putting pears into cold storage as Argentine and South African supply remains available in key markets.
Russia shipped 3.62 million tonnes of coal to India in July 2026, nearly 2.9 times the year-earlier volume, according to BigMint data. Growth covered both coking and thermal coal, although port constraints and Black Sea shipping risks could weaken Russia’s logistical advantage.
India accounted for 31.24% of global coconut production and harvested around 20,301.22 million nuts in 2024-25. Coconut product exports rose 62% to Rs. 7,038.35 crore ($794.70 million) in FY26 as the industry expanded into higher-value processed goods.
Italy has authorized exporters to label blends of virgin and extra-virgin olive oil as extra virgin when the finished product meets all applicable quality requirements. The clarification applies only to oil shipped to EU or non-EU markets and requires full digital traceability.
The Council and European Parliament have provisionally agreed to delay parts of the EU’s chemical classification, labeling and packaging rules until 2030. The package also changes deadlines for removing cosmetics containing hazardous substances and restores pre-market notification requirements for nanomaterials.
Sales at the seasonal date market in Al-Rass have reached 204 tonnes following the start of operations on 1 August. Makkah Newspaper reported active trading, visible buyer interest and a diverse range of date varieties.
The EU and Mexico signed a modernised agreement on May 22 that substantially improves access for European agri-food products. Poultry tariffs of up to 100% will be removed, while pork and dairy exporters will gain duty-free access under new quotas.
Goiás exported 10,800 tonnes of pork worth $20 million between January and June 2026. Shipment volume increased 15.3% from the same period of 2025, according to the state government.
PT reNIKOLA Primer Energi has secured a 15-year agreement to sell compressed biomethane made from waste at eight Indonesian palm oil mills. The $40 million project is expected to produce more than 830,000 MMBtu annually and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by about 320,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per year.
Indonesia's national police force, Polri, held a simultaneous garlic planting, a main harvest and the groundbreaking of a food security warehouse in Sembalun, East Lombok, on 18 August 2026. The event drew the national police chief, two ministers and the chair of DPR Commission IV. The report from metrotvnews.com discloses no planted area, tonnage or budget figures.
Researchers found microplastic particles in samples from all 15 black tea bag brands tested in Turkey. PET represented 60.47% of the identified particles, although the study classified the average polymer risk index of 10.80 as low.
Operating permits for Indonesian coal mines representing 760 million tonnes of annual capacity are due to expire by 2035, according to Global Energy Monitor. The expiry schedule does not amount to a coal phase-out, as Indonesia has no clear production exit roadmap and is planning 17 million tonnes per year of new capacity.
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