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Poor ocean reliability presents major challenge for US ag exporters

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition's annual meeting highlighted the ongoing difficulties faced by US agriculture exporters due to poor ocean reliabil...
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Posted on July 3, 2025

Container lines future congestion

Leading container shipping lines have cautioned that US ports and their supporting infrastructure, including warehouses and rail links, are no better prepa...
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Posted on June 19, 2025

Air cargo demand grows

In the midst of global economic uncertainty, the air cargo market managed to avoid a perfect storm as demand grew by 6% in May. This growth occurred despit...
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Posted on June 14, 2025

Antwerp-Bruges Surpasses Rotterdam as Europe’s Busiest Container Port

In a significant shift within the European shipping industry, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges has surpassed Rotterdam to become the busiest container port in Eu...
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Posted on April 30, 2025

China Cargo Charter Flights Cancelled

Cargo charter flights originating from China have been cancelled as a result of a sharp decline in e-commerce demand to the United States. This sudden drop...
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Posted on April 28, 2025

Europe Tracking Diverted Chinese Imports

The imposition of tariffs by the United States has significantly impacted Chinese manufacturers, effectively closing the door to the US market. As a result...
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Posted on April 24, 2025

Fewer US Wine and Spirits Imports

The United States is witnessing a shift in consumer preferences within the alcoholic beverage industry, resulting in a decline in the consumption of wine a...
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Posted on April 23, 2025

EU Warns Over Unsafe Cosmetic Imports

The European Commission has issued a warning regarding the safety of cosmetics imported from China, as the bloc attempts to curb the influx of low-cost e-c...
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Posted on April 21, 2025

Brands temporarily halt ocean shipments from China

Leading brands in the USA are currently refraining from shipping goods out of China as they struggle with exorbitant freight rates. These companies are rel...
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Posted on April 17, 2025

US Wine Coalition Urges Hold on EU Imports

As the tariff war continues to escalate, the US wine coalition has called for a hold on EU imports in response to the latest developments. The EU announced...
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Posted on April 10, 2025

US Wine Coalition Urges Halt on EU Imports

Amidst the escalating global tariff war initiated by the US, the American wine coalition has urged for a halt on European Union imports. This plea comes in...
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Posted on April 3, 2025

North Korea’s Secret Wine Imports

In a surprising revelation, North Korea has emerged as a major importer of wine from China. Despite its isolated status, Kim Jong-un's regime has managed t...
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Posted on March 31, 2025

Norway Seafood exportts to Vietnam in 2024

In 2024, Vietnam's thriving culinary landscape and increasing demand for high-quality, sustainably sourced seafood led to a significant surge in Norwegian ...
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Posted on March 30, 2025

US imports

According to industry experts, the actions taken by the Trump administration against long-standing US trading partners are exposing shippers to the risk of...
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Posted on March 18, 2025

China Halts Soybean and Timber Imports from USA

As tensions continue to rise in the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, Beijing has taken further action by suspending soybean imports f...
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Posted on March 17, 2025

China and Canada Retaliate Against New Tariffs

The Chinese customs agency has announced that it will halt imports of American logs after discovering bark beetles and longhorn beetles in some shipments. ...
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Posted on March 1, 2025

US Retailers Boost Imports Despite Tariff Uncertainty

US retailers are increasing imports despite the looming uncertainty surrounding President Trump's proposed tariffs on goods imports from Asia and Europe. H...
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Posted on February 14, 2025

US retailers face challenges as import hurdles persist

US retailers find themselves at a critical juncture as they navigate the persistent challenges in importing goods. According to a shipping industry spo...
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Posted on January 16, 2025

Brazil’s Pork Exports to Mexico

The Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) has expressed confidence that pork exports to Mexico will continue to thrive in 2025, following the success...
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Posted on January 14, 2025

US import tariffs

The implementation of new import tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, is set to take effect on 20th January. This could lead to significant ...
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Posted on December 9, 2024

China Doubles Imports of Areca Nuts from Vietnam

According to recent trade data, China has doubled its imports of areca nuts from Vietnam, reaching a value of $27.3 million in the first nine months of the...
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Posted on December 6, 2024

China Recovery Driven by exports

In a contrasting economic landscape, European factories faced difficulties in November, while China's manufacturing sector exhibited signs of recovery just...
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Posted on December 2, 2024

Strong imports eastbound Pacific

The peak season on the eastbound trans-Pacific shipping lane is experiencing an extension due to robust import demand from Asia. Usually, this demand decre...
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Posted on November 21, 2024

Railfreight container delays with record September imports

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have experienced a significant spike in container dwell times, where containers remain stationary on the rails. Dwe...
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Posted on November 7, 2024

EU imposes punitive tariffs on yarn imports from China

The European Commission has announced the imposition of punitive tariffs on glass fibre yarn imports from China, which will come into effect on 14 October ...
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Posted on October 24, 2024

US retailers increase September import forecast

US retailers have substantially upgraded their import forecast for September, in spite of the looming threat of a potential strike. According to the la...
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Posted on October 2, 2024

China opens probe into EU dairy imports

China on Wednesday said it had opened an anti-subsidy probe into dairy product imports from the European Union, increasing tension with the bloc a day afte...
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Posted on August 30, 2024

U.S. Oil Imports

The opening of the Trans Mountain Expansion project earlier this year may minimize the initial impact on oil supplies from an expected Canadian rail strike...
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Posted on August 27, 2024

U.S. import tariffs

U.S. efforts to reduce their reliance on foreign goods with the introduction of tariffs on imports, particularly from China, hasn’t reduced U.S. dependen...
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Posted on August 23, 2024

Azerbaijan tomato exports

In the first four months of 2024, Azerbaijan's tomato imports from Turkmenistan surged to 548 tons, valued at 304.9 thousand USD - a fivefold increase comp...
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Posted on July 19, 2024

Australian lobster exports to China

Australian rock lobster producers are also hoping that the visit to Australia by Li Qiang will put an end to crippling sanctions on their exports. Beij...
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Posted on June 14, 2024

US tariffs on green Chinese exports

The USA's reported plan to levy tariffs on imports from China's emerging industries and its commerce department's decision to add 37 Chinese entities in hi...
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Posted on May 17, 2024

EU import tariffs on Russian grain imports

It is reported that the European Union is preparing to levy tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. The aim is to placate farmers and some of the...
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Posted on March 25, 2024

Belgium top import market for Kenyan coffee

Belgium has ousted America as Kenya’s top export market for coffee for the first time in a decade. Belgian Kenyan coffee imports amounted to Sh6.5 bil...
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Posted on March 21, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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