German consumers are increasingly considering refillable e-cigarettes as a lower-cost alternative to disposable vapes. Waste concerns, regulatory uncertainty elsewhere in Europe and improvements in pod technology are also influencing manufacturers and retailers.
Turkey's state grain board TMO has lifted its ban on bread wheat exports, allowing shipments to resume from 29 July after a freeze in place since March 2025. Exports will proceed on a controlled basis, with each application assessed against domestic supply and filed through the OAİB.
Grape growers in Nonsan, South Korea, have begun shipping fruit to North American markets, extending an export program previously focused on Asia. Around 50 local officials, export organizations and farmers attended the 2026 shipment ceremony.
Tomato arrivals at Karnataka’s Kolar APMC have exceeded 200,000 boxes a day, pushing the price to Rs 200 per 15-kg box. Exports to Bangladesh and Nepal have stopped, intensifying pressure on farmers already facing drought and high input costs.
PLN EPI is developing an integrated waste-biomass ecosystem to reduce coal use at Indonesian power plants. The initiative combines a spoke-and-hub model with digitalization in support of the country’s net-zero emissions target.
Presidents Lee Jae-myung and Lula agreed in Brasília to resume Korea-Mercosur free trade talks in December after an 11-year freeze. Seoul will begin a review of Brazilian beef imports with an August inspection and widen approved pork regions, alongside a critical minerals pact.
Spanish garlic growers are preparing a request for an EU safeguard clause after third-country imports increased 128.4% over the past decade to 111,812 tonnes. The initiative comes as Spain reports an excellent-quality 2026 crop from slightly more than 24,000 hectares.
Laboratory specialists in Russia’s Primorye region cleared 19,600 tonnes of locally produced soybean meal for export to China between the start of the year and July 28. The certified volume was 18% higher than in the same period last year.
Iran’s Agriculture Ministry has suspended potato exports until the end of the year. The measure is intended to secure domestic supply, prevent shortages and stabilize the national market as internal consumption increases.
Australian wine exports fell to 598 million litres in the 12 months to June 2026, their lowest annual volume in more than 20 years. Weaker demand in mainland China, the United Kingdom and the United States outweighed growth in Canada and several Asian markets.
Global palm oil production has exceeded 80 million tonnes a year, reinforcing the crop’s advantage over soybean and rapeseed oil in output per unit of land. Industry competitiveness, however, increasingly depends on biodiversity protection, responsible cultivation and social outcomes alongside productivity.
The Indonesian Cassava Society is promoting biotechnology-based industrial processing, farmer training and commercial partnerships to expand cassava use in food and bioethanol. It estimates that supplying 1.5 million kilolitres of ethanol for an E10 programme would require about 520,000 hectares of cassava.
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