Romania’s Senate has approved a renewed crisis regime for crude oil and petroleum products, including a dynamic 5%-25% reduction in diesel excise duty. At current prices, the measure could cut the duty by 10% and lower pump prices by 0.34 lei per litre.
Indonesia estimates that rice held across state warehouses, the hospitality sector and crops awaiting harvest totals 26 million tonnes. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said this volume could cover 10 months of consumption, although part of the estimate has yet to be harvested.
Russian retail watermelon and melon prices rose 39% and 42% year on year in mid-July as imported fruit and early domestic crops dominated supply. Krasnodar expects output to reach 125,000 tonnes, but growers warn that weak demand and rising costs could leave part of the crop unsold.
Rain forecasts and milder temperatures in US soybean regions weighed on Chicago futures, according to Canal Rural. The decline also pressured Brazil’s domestic market, although firm premiums limited part of the losses.
Excess pork availability across Europe has pushed Danish producer prices sharply lower over the past year. The decline is reaching supermarkets, but retailers say consumer prices cannot fall at the same pace as farm-gate prices.
Indonesian officials are examining the market power of private rice millers after President Prabowo Subianto said one mill could earn Rp2 trillion per month during harvest. A South Sumatra official said no operation of that scale had been identified locally, while calling for balanced prices for farmers and consumers.
A minister said Coal India raised notified prices for most coal grades by only ₹20 per tonne over eight years. The government also highlighted zero-premium coal booking for power plants and efforts to increase domestic production.
Brazil exported 42,800 tonnes of apples worth $44.4 million between January and June 2026. A record 2025/2026 harvest lifted shipments despite Middle East disruptions, while India, Saudi Arabia and Russia absorbed most of the volume.
More frequent rain could support cane yields in Brazil’s Center-South and keep 2026/27 crushing above 640 million tonnes. Excess moisture may delay harvesting and reduce recoverable sugar, raising processing costs despite stronger crop volumes.
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance suspended five metallurgical coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin for 24 hours after a collision at Peak Downs killed one worker and seriously injured another. The brief disruption supported coking coal futures, although analysts expect no fundamental change in longer-term supply.
Russian still and sparkling wine production fell by 12.6% and 14% year on year in the first half of 2026. Consumers bought less domestic wine while sales from Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Moldova recorded double-digit growth.
Mexican tortilla industry groups are preparing to withdraw from a federal agreement intended to stabilize consumer prices. Producers say promised financing, preferential corn supplies and enforcement against unfair competition have not materialized, while rising costs have prompted increases of 1–2 pesos per kilogram.
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