India says its trade negotiations with the United States contain no concession or commitment to import US ethanol for fuel blending. The government said ethanol used in the E20 petrol programme will continue to come exclusively from Indian producers.
Poland’s grid operator PSE activated capacity-market obligations after heat and cooling-water constraints reduced output at several coal plants. The available reserve was expected to fall as low as 597 MW on 6 August, below the level required for secure system operation.
Sugar production in Brazil’s Center-South reached 10.75 million tonnes through the end of June in the 2026/27 season, down about 12.4% year on year. Slower cane processing reduced output in the country’s main producing region.
Brazil’s physical soybean market recorded limited trading and only isolated price changes. Chicago soybean futures rose on signs of Chinese demand, while the dollar weakened.
Ukrainian new-crop feed corn bids have fallen to $220-222 per tonne FOB for October-December delivery. APK-Inform reports that Russian attacks on deepwater ports have restricted liquidity, leaving activity concentrated in the domestic market and exports across the western border.
Romanian pump prices for diesel rose 7.5% in seven days, the biggest increase among the European countries surveyed, after Kazakhstan briefly suspended crude oil exports to Romania on 22 July. Deliveries resumed on 27 July and Brent fell from $94.07 to $83.76 per barrel, but retail prices in Bucharest kept climbing toward 11 lei per litre. Energy experts cited by Adevărul say the market passes increases through immediately and decreases only with a delay.
A 12.5% US tariff now applies to South African lemons, mandarins and grapefruit, while oranges remain excluded. The Citrus Growers’ Association says the measure effectively adds 2.5 percentage points to the tariff burden during the peak export season.
China plans to expand coal-to-gas capacity from 9.4 Bcm at the end of 2026 to 28 Bcm by 2030, according to Rystad Energy. Competitive production in Xinjiang could moderate growth in Chinese LNG demand, although water use, emissions and capital costs remain major constraints.
Africa is looking to research and innovation to narrow a rice supply deficit as consumption grows faster than production. The imbalance reinforces the continent’s dependence on foreign supplies and its exposure to developments in the international rice market.
Russia could export up to 45 million tonnes of wheat in the agricultural season ending in June 2027, within total grain export potential of 53.8-58.5 million tonnes. Damage to the port of Taman and the concentration of shipments in the Azov-Black Sea basin put those volumes at risk.
Global palm oil exports declined by 500,000 tonnes year on year to 12.07 million tonnes in April-June 2026, according to Oil World data reported by ZOL. Lower shipments from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand coincided with an 8% rise in combined exports of soybean, sunflower and rapeseed oils.
Fashion companies in Italy’s Marche region exported more than €340 million of leather goods and clothing to France between the second quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. France led the destination rankings for both leather goods and footwear and for apparel.
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