{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T19:01:57.815Z","pool_size":554,"per_week":10,"weeks":[{"week":"2026-W40","monday":"2026-09-28","generated_at":"2026-10-04T19:01:57.814Z","stats":[{"id":"78d251fc","theme":"trade","text":"China bought 86% of world imports of bauxite (HS 2606) by value in 2024.","cite":"CEPII BACI, 2024","links":[{"href":"/commodities/bauxite/","label":"Bauxite"},{"href":"/countries/CHN/","label":"China"}]},{"id":"9a1f669e","theme":"concentration","text":"South Africa produced 45% of the world's mined chromium in 2025. The top five producers together made 86%.","cite":"USGS MCS, 2025","links":[{"href":"/commodities/chromium/","label":"Chromium"},{"href":"/countries/ZAF/","label":"South Africa"}]},{"id":"c423926f","theme":"producer-vs-exporter","text":"China is the world's largest producer of grapes (22% of output in 2024), but Peru is the largest exporter of grapes (HS 0806) (14% of world export value in 2024). 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