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Bangladesh Mango exports

Mango exports from Bangladesh reached a new high last financial year thanks to increasing interest among growers and exporters to ship the fruits abroad. ...
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Posted on June 30, 2022

Freight costs remain high in Brazil

Inland freight rates for transporting corn from the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil — the country’s largest producer and exporter — to ports have surg...
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Posted on June 29, 2022

Bangladesh tries to import wheat from Russia

Bangladesh is trying to import wheat supplies from Russiaafter the biggest supplier India banned exports of the grain last month. The supply deal with Ru...
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Posted on June 28, 2022

Lithuania bans rail freight from Russia

Panic buying spread throughout the Kaliningrad region in Russia, caused byy neighboring Lithuania on Saturday threatening to isolate the city in Russia. ...
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Posted on June 27, 2022

Australia wine exports to China

Australia’s wine industry body 'Wine Australia' will be closing its only physical office in China as expors to China fall because of Beijing’s prohibit...
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Posted on June 24, 2022

Japanese imports car thefts

Car theft in Ireland is at a seven year high;thieves are particularly targeting specific types of Japanese car imports. Certain specific makes and model...
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Posted on June 23, 2022

Canada imports of Australian barley a rarity

CANADA is importing about 100,000 tonnes of Australian barley this year to compensate for deficits left by last year’s drought. There could be more to fo...
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Posted on June 22, 2022

Fruit imports to USA

The value of U.S. imports of fruit increased by 17% in the year ending April, compared with the same period a year ago. The USDA said that U.S. imports ...
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Posted on June 21, 2022

Rise in China-Europe freight train trips

The Yangtze River Delta in China handled 1,135 trips by China-Europe freight trains between January and May this year - an increase of 8.8 per cent year on...
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Posted on June 20, 2022

Finland halved Russian imports

Imports from Russia to Finland nearly halved from the previous month in April, nevertheless they added more than half a billion euros to Russia's economy. ...
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Posted on June 17, 2022

20% increase in Dão wine exports

Wines from the Dão region of Portugal recorded an increase of more than 20% in exports in the first quarter of this year compared to 2021, the president o...
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Posted on June 16, 2022

US bike imports up 52% in Q1

The U.S. imported 4.7 million bikes in the first quarter this year; in dollar value, that's an increase of 52% over the first quarter last year and 143% ov...
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Posted on June 15, 2022

China restricts imports from Japan

China is continuing to restrict imports of Japanese foods, including a total ban on fruit and vegetables. China introduced the curbs following the 2011...
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Posted on June 14, 2022

Shippers face record fuel surcharges

Shippers who are coping with record-high fuel surcharges must simply bear with it until more (and cheaper) crude oil is available, according to diesel supp...
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Posted on June 13, 2022

China Banana imports near record highs

Recently the domestic banana planting area in China has been continuously reduced; this has led to a continuous increase in banana imports, and further squ...
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Posted on June 10, 2022

Record-breaking grain exports for Australia

Grain growers are expected to have another record-breaking year for Australian farm exports. June estimates for Australian agricultural production are expe...
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Posted on June 9, 2022

Chinese Shipping Companies share prices Fall

Shares of shipping companies have been dropping in Hong Kong amid signs of declining freight rates. Investors are also concerned about waning global demand...
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Container Ship WaitingTimes at Shanghai Fall

Average waiting times for container ships at Shanghai, after having peaked to nearly 70 hours in April amid the pandemic lockdowns have now declined to 31 ...
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Posted on June 8, 2022

Exports from Oman increase by over 50 percent

Exports from Oman increased by more than 50 percent between 2021 and 2022, according to government data. A 55.9 percent rise in exports was recorded bet...
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Posted on June 7, 2022

Fears that Carbon Tax increase Freight costs

A new Carbon Tax is being discussed this week at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting of the IMO. The tax may raise freight costs to ...
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Posted on June 6, 2022

China efforts to support import/export trade

China is making efforts to stabilize and upgrade foreign trade. Latest data showed feeble April growth of only 0.1 percent in the total exports and impo...
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Posted on June 3, 2022

Russia to ease grain exports from Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin is said to be ready to allow Russia to facilitate the unhindered export of grain from Ukrainian ports in coordination with Turkey....
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Posted on June 2, 2022

Scottish food and drink exports improve

A recent Food and Drink Federation UK exports report shows Scotland’s food and drink exports increased by 15 per cent in 2021. Scotland accounts for the...
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Posted on June 1, 2022
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