Bosnia and Herzegovina could face electricity supply restrictions if prolonged drought drains hydropower reservoirs, energy expert Edhem Bičakčić warned. More than half of the country’s electricity still comes from thermal plants, while insufficient investment has left few replacement capacities.
New US rules will require sellers to reserve monthly tungsten scrap sales for domestic buyers from August 27 unless regulators grant an exception. Plansee Group CEO Karlheinz Wex is urging Europe to adopt similar measures to retain critical material, expand recycling and reduce dependence on China.
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed conditions for opening letters of credit for fruit imports, Dhaka Tribune reports. The measure is intended to increase domestic supply and keep consumer prices at tolerable levels.
Ukraine is negotiating a rail route through Moldova to Romania’s Port of Constanța and has requested a 50% freight tariff reduction. The proposed corridor could carry about 4.5 million tonnes annually, but Moldova wants guaranteed volumes in exchange for lower rates.
EU agri-food imports from Mercosur reached €2.475 billion in June 2026, with record volumes of sugar and salted poultry meat. Preliminary Eurostat data also showed EU agri-food exports to the bloc rising year on year, although the trade flow remained heavily weighted toward Mercosur supplies.
Vietnam exported 3,300 tonnes of tea to Malaysia worth about $2.5 million in the first half of 2026. Shipments are expected to exceed 6,000 tonnes for the full year as demand grows for green, black and processed tea.
EU citrus imports reached a record 1,572,564 tonnes between September 2025 and May 2026, around 15% more than a year earlier. South Africa led across the full marketing period, while Egypt supplied half of third-country imports during the 2026 calendar months covered by the data.
Russian strikes on major distribution facilities have caused temporary gaps on supermarket shelves, particularly in Kyiv. Retailers are rerouting supplies, while industry representatives expect disruptions to ease within two to four weeks.
Vietnam’s automotive market sold about 328,818 vehicles in the first half of 2026, nearly 29% more than a year earlier and the highest level on record. Domestic production rose 26.9% to approximately 284,600 vehicles as manufacturers expanded both local sales and exports.
Middle Eastern producers are moving more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than many traders estimated, using vessels with limited tracking and ship-to-ship transfers near Oman. The flows have helped keep Brent futures mostly between $80 and $90 per barrel in August, despite attacks on commercial shipping.
Kansai Helios is closing Chromos production in Zagreb and transferring output to Slovenia and Serbia. Most of the roughly 100 employees at the Žitnjak plant are expected to lose their jobs, while Zagreb will retain a sales network.
Thailand’s Milk Board has allocated a combined 11,400-tonne skimmed milk powder import quota to 11 companies for 2026. The second-round allocation falls under the TAFTA–TNZCEP trade framework.
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