Brazil recorded its highest-ever annual wine consumption in 2025, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. The expansion ran counter to a weaker global market and supported interest in regional consumer markets including Manaus.
FranceAgriMer expects weaker French soft wheat, barley and durum wheat exports in 2026/27 as smaller harvests, strong domestic feed demand and competition constrain shipments. Soft wheat closing stocks could reach 3.6 Mt, the highest level in more than 20 years.
India’s whole cardamom exports reached $436.8 million in FY2025-26, compared with $131.9 million in FY2023-24. The increase makes whole cardamom a standout high-value category in the country’s spice trade, although the available government data do not separate volume and price effects.
Dutch authorities removed Spanish cantaloupe melons from supermarket shelves after pesticide residues were reported at twice the permitted limit. The case was communicated through the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.
About 3.2 million used vehicles were purchased in Russia in the first half of 2026, up 3.5% year on year. Lada retained a wide lead, while Chery rose from 28th to 20th place as more Chinese-made vehicles reached the secondary market.
Wholesale mandi data show pulse prices rising in India while oilseeds lose ground. Stable cereal prices and volatile horticultural markets point to uneven supply conditions as the monsoon progresses.
Brazilian soybean exports are expected to reach 116.3 million tonnes in the 2025/26 crop year, according to Conab. The projected 7.5% increase would expand supplies available to international buyers, while ending stocks are estimated at 8.7 million tonnes.
Agora Verkehrswende says political hesitation has cost Germany valuable time in expanding electric vehicle adoption. The think tank also argues that policymakers still have considerable room to influence the market’s development.
Kazakhstan's agriculture ministry has ordered a six-month partial ban on wheat imports, effective 27 July 2026, covering road, rail and water transport and extending to EAEU member states. The measure aims to shield domestic prices as the Russian winter harvest begins, with Russia having shipped over 1.5 million tonnes to Kazakhstan between September 2025 and April 2026.
Vietnamese consumers bought 328,818 cars in the first half of 2026, up 29% year on year, with VinFast accounting for 115,916 deliveries. Battery-electric models dominated the best-seller ranking, while hybrid sales and demand for selected combustion vehicles also continued to grow.
Italy separately collected almost 3.98 million tonnes of paper and cardboard in 2025, up 1.6% from 2024. The recycling rate for cellulosic packaging reached 93.1%, while Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont remained above the national collection average.
Flooding has affected thousands of hectares of rice approaching harvest in Colombia’s Casanare and Arauca departments. Fedearroz is seeking emergency finance, debt relief and rapid repairs to roads, levees and drainage infrastructure.
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