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Walmart increases goods import from India

Walmart,the world's largest retailer, shipped one quarter (25%) of its US imports from India between January and August, as compared to just 2% in 2018. ...
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Posted on November 30, 2023

Isle of Man bans livestock imports after UK bluetongue cases – BBC

The importation of livestock to the Isle of Man has been banned after cases of bluetongue were confirmed in the UK. The immediate ban covers sheep, cattle...
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Posted on November 29, 2023

Freight Ships run aground in storms in Mediterranean and Black Sea

AS heavy storms lashed the Med and Black Sea, Turkish authorities responded to a call for help from ta 3 666 dwt vessel, a Cameroon-registered cargo ship t...
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Posted on November 28, 2023

Bulgarian wheat exports soar

High initial stocks, good export demand and high prices have driven Bulgarian wheat exports in 2023-24 to 3 million tonnes as of early November. This is an...
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Posted on November 27, 2023

Air cargo volatility

The air cargo volatility of the last few years is looking like it could end in 2024 with “classic seasonality” set to return. In its market outlook fo...
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Posted on November 23, 2023

Vietnamese firms urged to encourage imports from the UK

Firms in Vietnam should foster their imports of raw materials from the United Kingdom (UK) to enjoy preferential tariffs brought by the UK-Việt Nam Free ...
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China resumes Australian barley imports

China resumed imports of Australian barley in October, importing 313,700 tons worth $88.4 million. This is the first batch of imports for more than thre...
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Posted on November 22, 2023

Airships for Large Cargo

A French logistics and freight forwarder has a new idea on how to move large cargo for shippers; they plan to fly it to and from the ship using airships no...
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Posted on November 21, 2023

Ukraine’s food exports to Africa fall

Ukraine has sharply reduced its exports of agricultural products to Asian and African countries in 2023 due to blocked seaports in the Black Sea. A substa...
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Posted on November 20, 2023

E C sanctions against Russian diamond exports

The European Commission is proposing a new round of sanctions on Moscow because of its war in Ukraine, this time targeting exports of Russian diamonds. ...
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Posted on November 17, 2023

Japan’s exports increase

Japan experienced mixed results in its trade sector in October. Exports had a modest rise of 1.6% yoy to JPY 9167B, marking the second consecutive month of...
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Posted on November 16, 2023

India’s palm oil, sunoil imports

Palm oil imports to India stood at 9.79 million metric tons in 2022/23 marketing year ended on Oct. 31. Sunflower oil imports rose to 3 million tons, a Mum...
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Posted on November 15, 2023

Agricultural Exports South Africa

Agricultural leaders have come out in defence of the department’s gazetted procedure for exports from the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique t...
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Posted on November 14, 2023

New Freight Ferry Belfast-Birkenhead

A newly introduced freight-ferry for the Belfast-Birkenhead (Liverpool) route involved a ro-ro vessel making a maiden overnight crossing on the Irish Sea. ...
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Posted on November 13, 2023

Irish beef exports to China this year

Latest figure indicate that the volume and the value of Irish beef exports to China, with data available up to the end of August of this year, are increasi...
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Posted on November 10, 2023

Live animal exports ban ‘historic’ achievement

The commitment to banning live exports of animals in the King’s Speech has been greeted by animal campaign groups as a ‘historic’ achievement. The ...
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Posted on November 9, 2023

Chile grape exports expected increase

Chilean table grape production will increase by nearly 15% in the 2023-24 marketing year, a new report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service says. ...
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Posted on November 8, 2023

Ukraine exports over 9.8M t of grains

During the 2023/2024 marketing year from July 1 to November 6, 2023, Ukraine exported 9.8 million tonnes of grains and legumes. In the current MY, Ukrai...
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Posted on November 7, 2023

China’s imports grow in October

China's imports unexpectedly rose in October, while exports contracted at a quicker pace. Indicators that showed the world's second-largest economy facing ...
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Posted on November 6, 2023

Automobile exports S. Korea

South Korean exports are now in positive territory after a year of declines. According to figures released by Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and...
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Posted on November 3, 2023

UK poultry exports to Japan secured after market access approval

A new market access deal which will benefit UK farmers, meat processors and exporters has secured exports of cooked poultry meat to Japan, according to the...
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Posted on November 2, 2023

Some Dutch exports boom

Countries near the borders of Russia have experienced a boom in trade with the Netherlands, with Dutch exports to Kazakhstan up almost 50%. International t...
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Posted on November 1, 2023
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