Togo has introduced a requirement for products to undergo prior conformity verification before being placed on the market, Agence Ecofin reports. The measure targets flows of non-compliant goods, although the available source does not specify its product coverage, procedures or implementation timetable.
Indonesia’s palm oil association GAPKI is calling for higher productivity at plasma and independent smallholder plantations. The group sees replanting, improved seed, technology and sustained technical support as essential to meeting domestic demand while retaining Indonesia’s global market position.
Vietnam’s durian exports rose 31.6% year on year to $1.08 billion in the first half of 2026. China generated 91% of revenue, while frozen products helped exporters reach more distant markets.
Indonesia’s Danantara has agreed to invest $2.5 billion in a joint venture with meat processor JBS. The venture will own JBS operations in Australia and New Zealand and target protein markets across Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Growers in Manisa are waiting for TMO and TARİŞ to announce advance payments and purchase prices for the new Sultani Seedless raisin season. Producers say an early reference price would guide both fresh-grape sales and the dried-grape market.
Farm Fresh will invest $68 million in a 1,000-hectare dairy farm and milk-processing facility in Cambodia’s Pursat province. The project is intended to increase domestic fresh milk supply and reduce reliance on imports, more than 76% of which previously came from Thailand.
Germany faces an August 15, 2026 deadline to decide the future of three lignite units in the Rhenish mining region. Solarify reports that the plants, previously scheduled to close in March 2030, are expected to remain available as reserve capacity until at least 2033.
Morocco will operate an import restitution system for soft milling wheat from September 16 to December 31, 2026. The measure is being prepared as early-season data indicate low wheat stocks at Moroccan ports.
Electric vehicles displaced about 34 million tonnes of oil equivalent in China during the first half of 2026, according to Katadata. Passenger cars account for most of the reduction, while rapid electrification of heavy trucks is widening the impact on fuel demand.
The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria says the country’s growing reliance on imported palm oil threatens food and economic security. The group warns that imports drain foreign exchange while weakening domestic production.
Record silver prices are increasing pressure on printed-electronics manufacturers to reduce their use of the precious metal. Graphene is attracting attention as a possible substitute, but no complete technical breakthrough has yet been achieved.
Stationary energy storage is developing into a second major battery market alongside electric vehicles. The new demand source may support lithium consumption, but mining projects still require years of preparation before they can supply the market.
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