Polish poultry exports to South Korea reached 177 tonnes in the first four months of 2026, following 245 tonnes in all of 2025, while shipments to Japan have begun. The expansion comes as the European Commission proposes cutting the EU food promotion budget by 45% in 2027.
Drought is increasing pressure on European agriculture and reshaping the region’s fresh produce trade. Morocco and Egypt are strengthening their positions as suppliers to European markets, although the available source material provides no shipment, price or product-level figures.
Slovalco plans to restart primary aluminium production at Žiar nad Hronom after roughly three and a half years offline. The return will require about €100 million and depends on higher energy-cost compensation and a new electricity supply contract.
Brazil proposed exchanging beef export volumes with Uruguay to expand its access to the Chinese market, Globo Rural reported. The initiative did not advance after pressure from major meatpackers concerned about losing ground in the European Union.
Azerbaijan exported 12.431 billion cubic metres of natural gas worth $4.105 billion in January-June. Volumes rose 0.5% from the same period a year earlier, while export value fell 9.6%.
ICE-certified Arabica inventories fell to nearly 330,000 bags as of July 20, their lowest level in more than two years. Delayed harvesting and slower exports from Brazil are tightening available supply, lifting Arabica to $7,155 per tonne.
Vietnamese dragon fruit can lose up to 20% of its volume before export as produce moves through a fragmented, multi-stage logistics chain. Repeated handling, irradiation requirements and the absence of an integrated regional logistics center increase costs and reduce the time available to correct supply-chain failures.
EU Regulation 2025/40 does not prohibit six-packs of bottled water or soft drinks. It targets unnecessary single-use plastic packaging and will push producers and retailers toward recyclable alternatives as its requirements are phased in.
Vietnam produced 15.18 million tonnes of crude steel in the first half of 2026, up 26.9% year on year, as public investment, infrastructure construction and a recovering property market supported domestic demand. Finished-steel exports remained broadly flat, while imports exceeded exports by about 1.2 million tonnes.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched a five-year rice development project in Mongala province. The initiative aims to support nearly 30,000 producers, establish seven processing units and reach production of 250,000 tonnes by 2030.
Romanian dairy farmers are producing milk for about 2.20–2.30 lei per litre while receiving as little as 1.75–1.80 lei. Falling consumption, higher energy costs and delayed government support are threatening farms, jobs and domestic milk processing.
Vietnam’s wood and wood-product exports to China rose 46.5% year on year to $1.3 billion in the first half of 2026. China passed Japan to become the sector’s second-largest export market, while the United States remained first despite a decline in sales.
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