Daily use of tobacco and related products among EU residents aged 16 or older declined to 16.5% in 2025 from 17.5% in 2022. Spain and Luxembourg recorded the largest reductions, while Croatia and Lithuania posted the strongest increases.
An Indian parliamentary committee has discussed ways to improve commercial coal mining, including the 15th coal mine auction and greater private-sector participation. The deliberations are tied to a production goal of 1 billion tonnes, although no implementation timetable or auction results were provided.
Wildfires have ravaged more than 42,000 hectares of maritime pine forest in Landes and Gironde, adding pressure to a French timber sector already weakened by the construction downturn. France commercially sells 39 million m³ of wood a year, worth an estimated €3.6 billion in 2025.
Ukraine remains adequately supplied with fuel, but expensive diesel and difficult logistics are putting the market under pressure. Filling-station operators deny nationwide sales restrictions, while analysts warn that wholesale prices near 100 hryvnias per litre could push more commercial buyers into retail outlets.
US meat exports remain resilient as some trade barriers are resolved, National Hog Farmer reports. Beef shipments to China remain minimal because of plant suspensions and uncertainty over residue testing, while Mexico’s restrictions on pork variety meat weighed on June volumes.
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has disclosed alleged methods of producing synthetic milk using caustic soda and shampoo-like chemicals. The regulator is promoting digital traceability to improve oversight of the milk supply chain.
South Korea has formally signaled that it will consider joining the CPTPP to expand access to markets including Mexico and support exports of consumer goods and Korean content. Agricultural groups oppose the move, citing the pact’s 96.3% average tariff-elimination rate for food and agricultural products.
Cattle numbers declined in 70 Russian regions, according to an Izvestia analysis of Rosstat data for June. Russia’s Agriculture Ministry attributed the contraction to production optimization, but the available source material does not specify the nationwide decline.
An interim US-India trade framework agreed in February 2026 reduced US tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%, according to Patrika. Textiles, leather, footwear, engineering goods and other labor-intensive sectors could benefit, although infrastructure, financing and quality-control constraints remain significant.
Turkey exported 186,400 tonnes of hazelnuts worth $2.400 billion between September 1, 2025 and July 31, 2026. Export volume fell sharply from the previous period, while revenue remained close to the earlier level of $2.434 billion.
Indonesia's state logistics agency Perum Bulog is pushing its Befood premium rice lines into modern and traditional retail at the ceiling price of 14,900 rupiah per kilogram. The move anticipates a possible withdrawal of 40 fortified rice brands found to be sold outside standards. Bulog says it controls almost 5.3 million tonnes of rice nationwide.
Exceptional heat and drought are leaving Austrian cattle farms without enough pasture or winter feed. Farmers have begun slaughtering cows, while rising slaughterhouse supply is putting pressure on cattle prices.
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