Thailand’s rubber export value could grow by about 10% in 2026 as elevated prices offset broadly flat shipment volumes. El Niño is weighing on supply, while China remains the principal market for Thai exporters.
Canyon Resources has stopped giving a firm date for mining to begin at Minim Martap, although it says the first shipment remains on schedule. Rising freight estimates and weaker bauxite premiums are testing the project as Guinea’s exports expand.
Vietnamese banana exports reached $121.5 million in the second quarter, overtaking dragon fruit to rank behind only durian. Demand from China and Japan is encouraging major producers to expand plantations and invest in export-oriented production.
Continental’s adjusted operating profit rose in the second quarter of 2026 even as revenue declined following its restructuring. The German group is concentrating on tires after separating Aumovio and agreeing to sell ContiTech to Lone Star Funds.
Renewables are forecast to raise their share of global electricity generation from 33% in 2025 to 37% by 2027, overtaking coal. Global consumption is expected to reach 30,700 TWh as solar leads new generation and high LNG prices reshape power markets.
Ukraine has raised its 2026 grain and oilseed harvest forecast to 84.6 million tonnes, while Russian wheat export prices have declined. Black Sea attacks continue to cause short-lived market volatility, but larger available supplies are limiting sustained price gains.
Annual turnover in the fig sector of Iran's Ma'moulan county has reached 10 hemat, or 10 trillion tomans, the Iranian Students' News Agency reported, citing the county's governor. The governor also said the crop ranks second in the Middle East after Turkey. No tonnage, orchard area, export share or exchange rate was published alongside the figure.
Chinese automakers have secured more than 11% of Romania’s car market, placing the country seventh in Europe by their market share. Romania now ranks ahead of Germany, France and Portugal as BYD, SAIC and Chery expand across the region.
Sugar led El Salvador’s agroindustrial exports between January and June 2026, supported by higher international prices and stronger links with markets outside the region. The United States purchased US$74.8 million, followed by China with US$48.8 million and Morocco with US$20.9 million.
Thailand’s agricultural exporters are watching the final five months of the year for stronger rice demand from South Africa, the Philippines and Malaysia. Rubber export value could also receive support from orders scheduled for fourth-quarter delivery, while the available source provides no detailed tapioca forecast.
Kazakhstan exported 12.6 million tonnes of coal in January-May 2026, up 5% year on year, even as production fell 1.8%. Shipments rose sharply to the Netherlands, Malaysia, Poland and Uzbekistan, while purchases by Russia and India declined.
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are developing oral forms of their weight-loss medicines after the success of injectable products. The tablets could open a new segment of the global anti-obesity market and intensify competition between the two pharmaceutical groups.
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