Morocco shipped a record 714 tonnes of dates to Germany between July 2025 and May 2026. Revenue exceeded €4.2 million, marking a new high for Moroccan suppliers in the German market.
Canadian manufacturers say Ottawa’s 25% provisional surtax on imported wood cabinets and vanities is too narrow and too low to curb discounted Asian supply. The industry wants broader protection as US tariffs weaken Canadian exports and Chinese products gain market share in furniture and flooring.
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp prices are expected to recover over the next two to three years as mill curtailments tighten supply and inventories normalize. Chinese demand remains the main external driver, while limited new softwood capacity and fibre constraints support the market.
Thailand’s cabinet has approved adding grades 7-9 at educational opportunity expansion schools to the national school milk program. The measure adds 582,947 eligible students and is expected to increase raw milk procurement by 87.202 tonnes per day.
Kazakhstan exported 8,900 tonnes of peas in June, 51% less than a month earlier, according to Committee of State Revenues data cited by zol.ru. Season-to-date shipments reached 99,000 tonnes, up 22.2% year on year, with Afghanistan taking almost 60% of the volume. The Grain Union of Kazakhstan left its full-season forecast at a record 125,000 tonnes.
The Philippines became China’s largest banana supplier by value in the first half of 2026, while Vietnam retained the lead by volume. Lower prices and uneven quality reduced the value of Vietnamese shipments in a market worth more than $1 billion annually.
The Hormuz Strait crisis has provided limited support to global coal prices, with Newcastle thermal coal averaging $127 per tonne in the first five months of 2026. The Coal 2026 forum in Moscow will examine prices, Russian exports, eastern transport capacity and measures to restore industry profitability.
Brazilian exports to the United States fell 12.2% in the reported year-to-date period, reaching their lowest level in three years. Softwood lumber led the decline, while Amcham expects bilateral trade to keep losing momentum as long as the current tariff environment persists.
Uzbekistan is advancing 76 investment projects worth about €2.4 billion after identifying more than 30 types of critical minerals. The government wants to develop domestic processing capacity rather than rely on raw-material exports.
French cattle, sheep and goat farmer federations have asked the government to commission a field assessment of pasture losses caused by drought and heat. The condition of grazing land could affect meat and dairy production, but no loss estimates have yet been provided.
Alken-Maes recorded a loss of more than €100 million in 2025 as Belgian beer sales declined and exports weakened. Heineken’s Belgian subsidiary booked €89 million in impairments, mainly related to its Alken brewery and Stassen cider plant.
Global wood pellet production rose 10% to a record 53.5 million tonnes in 2025, while consumption reached 51.5 million tonnes. Europe generated 45% of global output and accounted for 70% of demand, supported by record use in small-scale heating.
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