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Indian grape expoprts

Indian grape exports have proved to be a success in the European markets. The product is fetching premium rates, especially in the Netherlands, Lithuania a...
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Posted on March 18, 2024

China-Europe freight train service

A new freight train route which links Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, with Tilburg in the Netherlands, has been initiated. ...
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Posted on March 15, 2024

Pharmaceutical exports from Sweden

Exports of pharmaceuticals from Sweden reached a peak of 152.2 billion kronor, which corresponds to 7.3% of the country’s total exports by value. This i...
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Posted on March 14, 2024

India defence imports

India is reducing its dependence on Russian arms imports to counter tensions with Pakistan and China. According to the Stockholm International Peace Resear...
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Posted on March 13, 2024

Ukraine exports and imports

Ukraine’s exports of goods in January-February 2024 increased by 4.6% year-on-year. Imports decreased by 1%, from $10.1 billion to $10 billion, the State...
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Posted on March 12, 2024

Vietnam Forestry exports

Vietnam's forestry exports totaled US$2.68 billion in the first two months of 2024, an increase of 47.4% year-on-year. The sector enjoyed a trade surplus ...
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Posted on March 11, 2024

German exports rise

German exports rose more than expected at the beginning of the year, due to rising demand from European Union countries and China. Exports rose by 6.3% in...
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Posted on March 8, 2024

Poland farmers protest against Ukraine farm imports

Thousands of angry farmers demonstrated in Warsaw against European Union regulations and cheap Ukraine imports, with police reporting that two officers had...
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Posted on March 7, 2024

Pallet network “simplifies the process of shipping freight to European destinations”

A UK base pallet network has announced the launch of its new streamlined service designed to significantly strengthen distribution of exports to Europe. ...
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Posted on March 6, 2024

French exports to Libya hit record high

French exports to Libya amounted to $325 million in 2023, which was a significant increase of 36.4% compared with 2022, the French Embassy in Tripoli confi...
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Posted on March 5, 2024

Chinese Imports Impacting Hungarian Honey Market

A member of the board of the Hungarian Honey Producers’ Association said that the issue at stake is the European import of honey of Chinese origin and no...
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Posted on March 4, 2024

US spirits exports reach record high in 2023

The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (Discus) showed in the American Spirits Export Report that US spirits exports totalled US$2.2 billion in 2023, up 8...
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Posted on March 1, 2024

Saudi Arabia resumes beef imports from South Africa

Saudi Arabia recently decided to resume lamb and beef imports from South Africa after a hiatus of more than two decades. This has opened up substantial op...
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Posted on February 29, 2024

Chilean cherries 10% costlier but fewer import

The prices of Chilean cherries are 10% higher this year in Vietnam due to lower import volumes. A VnExpress survey this week found that most of the import...
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Posted on February 28, 2024

Vietnam imports husked brown rice from India

Vietnam has imported husked brown rice from India for the first time in decades. They will process the grain and export the refined, white variety, accordi...
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Posted on February 27, 2024

Department of Agriculture limits imports’

Limiting imports under the lower tariff rate could drive pork prices higher as micro, small and medium enterprises would lose access to “cheaper” impor...
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Posted on February 26, 2024

Leaders Discuss Boosting Ukrainian Food Exports

The prime ministers of Canada and Poland have discussed boosting exports of Ukrainian grain and other crops to the world’s poorest countries to ease prot...
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Posted on February 23, 2024

Vietnam Province farm exports boom

The Province of Đắk Lắk in Vietnam has shipped large volumes of agricultural exports this year to many markets around the world, a positive sign for ...
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Posted on February 22, 2024

Ukraine poultry exports cause French producers’ fury

At an international agricultural event in Paris recently, farmers’ anger was met with action from riot police. French poultry producers blame increasing ...
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Posted on February 21, 2024

India’s exports

India's exports are entering new markets, venturing into uncharted territories in Africa, Latin America, and Central Asia. This expansion is mainly caused ...
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Posted on February 20, 2024

French shipping line’s revenue declines

A French shipping Group has announced a significant decline in net income, falling by 85% to $3.64 billion for the fiscal year 2023 compared to $24.88 bill...
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Posted on February 19, 2024

Rose exports bloom

Roses grown in Bangalore are experrience high demand from the export markets. Last year over 5000 kg of roses were exported by airfreight, making a 14 per...
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Posted on February 16, 2024

British International Freight Association welcomes decision on container shipping rules

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not recommend to the Secretary that the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) should ...
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Posted on February 15, 2024

French exports of perfumes and cosmetics

There has been a slowdown in key markets, such as China and the United States but French exports of perfumes and cosmetic products continue to grow rapidly...
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Posted on February 14, 2024

Thailand cheap imports

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)in Thailand are asking for protection against the influx of cheap Chinese imports to maintain their competitivenes...
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Posted on February 13, 2024

Mexico exports more to USA than China

For the first time in more than two decades, last year Mexico surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported into the United States. The shift...
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Posted on February 12, 2024

Nationals from China accused of Illegal Exports to Iran

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that four Chinese nationals have been charged with various federal crimes related to a years-long conspiracy to unla...
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Posted on February 9, 2024

EU dismisses measures against imports of solar panels from China

European solar manufacturers are struggling to break even and are accusing China of unfair trade practices. The European Commission gives priority to ...
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Posted on February 8, 2024

Drought boosts Algeria’s cereal imports

Wheat and barley imports to Algeria look set to remain at elevated levels in the 2024-25 marketing year with delayed sowing, below-average rainfall and poo...
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Posted on February 7, 2024

Poultry imports to South Africa

Poultry imports (mainly chicken) peaked in 2018 at 566,00 tonnes but have since seen a steady decline down to just 373,000 tonnes in 2022. However, for the...
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Posted on February 6, 2024

European Commission proposes to extend duty-free imports from Ukraine

The European Commission has proposed that import duties on Ukrainian exports to the EU remain suspended until June 2025; exceptions will apply to certain a...
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Posted on February 5, 2024

China to Europe exports re-routed

Freight forwarders who organise the shipment of goods — have reported a sharp increase in enquiries and bookings for rail freight to Europe via Russia. ...
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Posted on February 2, 2024

China-Russia rail freight: demand increasing

Freight forwarders are reporting high demand for goods to be sent via rail freight from China through Russia to Europe mainly because of the disruption cau...
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Posted on February 1, 2024

Bangladesh Non-cotton garment exports

Bangladesh's exports of non-cotton garments, including man-made fibres, could double to $19 billion by 2025, an increase from the current $8.5 billion, if ...
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Posted on January 31, 2024

Kenya aims to cut imports

The government of Kenya has started plans to almost double the land under rice production to reduce annual imports, which currently stand at 80 per cent. ...
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Posted on January 30, 2024

USA Wheat Imports Highest in Six Years

U.S. wheat imports are expected to be their highest in six years for the 2023/24 marketing year, according to USDA's Economic Research Service. Several ...
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Posted on January 29, 2024

Iran’s Declining Fish Exports

The head of Iran’s union of canning industries, Masoud Bakhtiari, acknowledged the crisis in the country’s cheap food market on January 16. There was a...
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Posted on January 26, 2024

Turkish imports from Israel rose by 60.5 per cent from October to November

Turkish imports from Israel rose by 60.5 percent from October to November, according to official figures. According to a Turskish journalist, citing da...
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Posted on January 25, 2024

India continues allow edible oil imports at lower duty

India will extend imports of edible oil at a lower duty by another year until March 2025. The lower import duty structure on crude palm oil, crude sunflowe...
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Posted on January 24, 2024

Nigeria low exports, not high imports – Businessday NG

Nigeria's volumes of imports or exports is low considering the size of the country and its level of development. A recent report exploded the myth that ...
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Posted on January 23, 2024

S. Korea record whisky imports in 2023

Customs data shows that South Korea has set a new record for whisky imports in 2023. There is thanks a growing number of foreign liquor enthusiasts in ...
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Posted on January 22, 2024

Irish exports bolstered by Beef sales to the UK

Exports from Ireland in 2023 were supported by strong export sales of beef to the UK. Irish food, drink and horticulture exports reached a value of £14...
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Posted on January 19, 2024

Chile Wine exports

Chile reported in the first half of 2023 “unprecedented declines” in wine exports. A total decline of 20 million boxes and 584 million dollars, represe...
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Posted on January 18, 2024

Chinese exports decline 4.6%

Amid the economic crisis, exports from China saw a downfall for the first time since 2016. Global demand for Chinese-made goods slowed in 2023, according ...
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Posted on January 17, 2024

Air freight rates from China, HK to US, Europe

Air freight rates out of China and Hong Kong to the United States and Europe have returned to levels last seen in September. This is mainly due to surgi...
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Posted on January 16, 2024

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2023

BY the end of November 2023, the total value of all the goods exports from Bulgaria amounted to 80 056.0 million leva, 7.1 per cent less than in January ...
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Posted on January 15, 2024

Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023

China's car exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while domestic sales, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%. The increase in exports, to 4.1 million accord...
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Posted on January 12, 2024

Ukrainian Imports Compensation

The Ministry of Agriculture in Hungary announced on Wednesday that it had secured HUF 6 billion (EUR 15.9 million) in compensation from Brussels for domest...
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Posted on January 11, 2024

New London to Netherlands freight ferry service

A new freight ferry service will begin in March, connecting the ports of London (Tilbury 2) and Rotterdam (Europoort). According to information on the com...
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Posted on January 10, 2024

India slips in footwear exports

India’s footwear exports have been losing impetus, and Bangladesh, the neighbour who has become a rising star in labour-intensive sectors such as textile...
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Posted on January 9, 2024
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