Cars assembled in Russia, China and Belarus accounted for about 95% of Russia's new passenger vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, according to Autostat. Total sales reached 608,600 units, with Russian plants supplying the largest share. By brand origin, the same three countries hold roughly 86% of the market.
Brazil's cocoa bean receipts rose 63.4% to 95,108 tonnes in H1 2026, but industrial grinding grew only 3.6%, leaving processors below pre-crisis output. Bean imports fell 57.1% and Brazil recorded zero imports in Q2 for the first time in four years, while derivative exports dropped 7%.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico is negotiating with the US to replace MTBE with ethanol in gasoline and cut corn-fructose imports, after regaining its sugar export quota. Ovaciones.com reports exports to the US had fallen to a fifth of prior volume between 2022 and 2026, hitting some 500,000 families.
Spain imported €710 million of Moroccan fruit and vegetables in the first four months of 2026. The value rose an estimated 5.6% year on year, placing Morocco first among Spain’s suppliers by expenditure.
Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat passed the Control of Padi and Rice (Amendment) Bill 2026, raising the maximum individual fine to RM230,000 and adding penalties targeting smuggling, illegal possession and price manipulation. The reform updates penalties unchanged since 1994 as the country's rice self-sufficiency ratio stood at 52.9 per cent in 2024.
The proposed BarMar subsea pipeline would carry renewable hydrogen from Barcelona to Fos-sur-Mer in southern France. As part of H2Med, it could open an export route from Spain and Portugal to industrial markets in France, Germany and northwestern Europe.
Wine inventories in Italian cellars have climbed above 50 million hectolitres, the highest level in four years, according to the Osservatorio Uiv. The build-up comes as domestic demand slows and prices ease.
Sugar futures fell for a second straight session as better-than-expected monsoon rainfall in India eased supply concerns. New York world sugar No. 11 dropped 1.41% and London white sugar No. 5 lost 1.26%.
The United States says China has agreed to buy at least $17 billion of US agricultural products annually in 2026, 2027 and 2028, with the 2026 total prorated. The commitment is described as additional to existing US farm export obligations, giving American growers a multi-year demand floor.
The US International Trade Commission will investigate claims that Australian lamb exports are undercutting US prices and harming domestic producers. The inquiry could become a precursor to trade restrictions, but no finding or measure has been announced.
Grain supplied 67% of the ethanol delivered to Indian oil marketing companies by June 2026, while sugarcane-based sources accounted for 33%. Maize alone produced 2.58 billion liters, making it the largest individual feedstock and creating a major new outlet for Indian grain.
Israel's Agriculture Ministry has cleared a 400-ton quota of discounted honey to hold down retail prices during the holidays. Under the quota, honey will sell for between 14.7 and 18.9 shekels per weighted kilogram at major chains including Rami Levy, Carrefour, Yohananof and Hetzi Hinam.
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