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Chilean Citrus Exports

In 2018 Chile exported a total volume of 360 thousand tons of citrus. 88 percent of the production is exported to the U.S.A., followed by Asia with 8 pe...
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Posted on October 13, 2019

China allows table grape imports from Portugal

China has published export protocols, which will allow Portuguese table grapes to begin entering the country. China's General Administration of Customs ha...
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Posted on October 1, 2019

China-Europe freight train

A freight train carrying materials and parts for railway construction left Jinan, the capital of east China's Shandong Province, for Serbia last week. Th...
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Posted on September 29, 2019

China Import More Pork from USA

Rumours are that China wants to increase imports of pork from overseas, including the U.S. and European Union. The government in China is increasingly conc...
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Posted on September 19, 2019

China allows more Brazil meat exports

China has now authorized another 25 Brazilian meat plants to export to China. The total of Brazilian meat plants able to export to China has now increase...
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Posted on September 18, 2019

China’s second-hand vehicles exported to Russia

A freight train loaded with over 60 second-hand vehicles left Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan Province in south-west China on Sunday. The vehicles will be ...
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Posted on September 11, 2019

Thailand Ministries told to lift exports

The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand has told the Commerce and Agriculture Ministries to co-operate in encouraging exports over the remaining months of th...
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Posted on September 5, 2019

China welcomes Australian beef imports

Australia may be able to triple its exports of grain-fed beef to China by 2030, as the country has an increasing appetite for the marbled meat. Increase...
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Posted on August 26, 2019

China plans land-sea freight system

China is planning an efficient and environmentally friendly freight system in the west of the country by 2025. Railway networks and sea ports are to be exp...
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Posted on August 16, 2019

Cashew nuts exports, markets increase

Cambodia exported 167,285 tonnes of cashew nuts in the first seven months of this year. The Ministry of Agriculture said that cashew nut exports have incr...
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Posted on August 13, 2019

China export growth

Exports from China returned to growth in July despite escalating U.S. trade pressure. This was caused by improved global demand, but Washington is prepari...
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Posted on August 9, 2019

Volvo launches China exports

Volvo Cars has begun exports of the XC60 midsize crossover assembled in the south China city of Chengdu to Europe. The company has plans to use China as a ...
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Posted on August 6, 2019

Hong Kong June Exports fall

Hong Kong’s exports fell more drastically than expected in June. Exports declined in June to HK$309.6 billion ($39.6 billion), a reduction of9% from ye...
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Posted on July 30, 2019

Kiwifruit exports from Chile to Europe fall

The Far Eastern market seem to have become the leading importers for Chilean kiwifruit exports this season. There has been huge year-on-year drop in expor...
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Posted on July 29, 2019

China imports beef from Panama for the first time

Shanghai customs officials have said that the first batch of beef imports from Panama has entered China. The imported beef, weighing 23 tonnes, is one o...
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Posted on July 16, 2019

Kenya’s avocado exports to China to increase

Kenya intends to increase its avocado exports to China by 10% annually over the next three years. Chinese traders are actively seeking new import opport...
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Posted on July 14, 2019

US makes first rice sale to Chinese buyers

A producer in California has agreed a deal to export the first-ever sale of U.S. rice to buyers in China. About seven months ago, China officially opene...
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Posted on July 7, 2019

Global Timber Exports

Out of the top-ten countries which export timber, the largest year-over-year increases (in %) were in Ukraine, Russia, the US, Chile and Germany. Exports f...
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Posted on July 6, 2019

China’s Pork Imports Surge

There was a 63% increase in China’s pork imports in May compared with the same month last year. This emphasises the devastating effect which African swi...
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Posted on June 29, 2019

US hearing on Chinese imports

U.S. hearings on the proposed new round of import tariffs from China have entered the second week. Hundreds of witnesses presented their views to trade off...
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Posted on June 28, 2019

USA ports request import tariff concession

Container port terminals in the USA are pleading with the government to remove gantry cranes critical to the flow of U.S. imports and exports from Chinese ...
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Posted on June 18, 2019

Rail Freight in Europe

Ten years ago the China Government proposed to build a robust rail network to connect Europe and China. The development was not welcomed by logistics s...
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Posted on May 30, 2019

Elbe upgrade gives port of Hamburg opportunity

The Elbe entrance to the port of Hamburg is being upgraded, which gives a positive signal for shipping companies and shippers in Germany and internationall...
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Posted on May 27, 2019

Plastic waste exports drop

U.S. exporters shipped 67% less plastic scrap in the first quarter of this year, than the first quarter of 2017. The decline was mainly caused by China,...
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Posted on May 26, 2019

China cancels imports of US pork

China has cancelled orders for 3247 tons of US pork imports, a day after the USA had imposed a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. ...
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Posted on May 25, 2019

US-China trade war

Intermediate goods and capital equipment — such as electric motors, bicycle parts and plastics — delivered to American factories and workshops make up ...
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Posted on May 19, 2019

April exports from Taiwan down

Taiwan received orders for exports to a total of US$37.66 billion in April 2019, decreasing by 3.7% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
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Posted on May 15, 2019

Capacity increasing on land-sea freight route from China

Twenty-five containers of vehicles on freight trains Chongqing Municipality in southwest China last week and headed for the Philippines. The export ship...
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Posted on May 13, 2019

China Exports fall In April

Instead of the expected rise in exports, in April data showed a fall, suggesting that the trade war with the US was having a greater effect than previously...
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Posted on May 12, 2019

Knitwear exports from India

Knitwear exports from India during April 2019 are on the increase which is a very encouraging sign, said the chairman of India International Knit Fair. ...
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Posted on May 11, 2019

China hope for South African avocado exports

The current South African government is planning to achieve export-led growth in agriculture and has identified avocados as a key factor. Advisers are enco...
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Posted on May 10, 2019

Australian beef exports

Export figures of beef from Australia just released by Department of Agriculture are higher than expected at 98,647 tonnes, considering the production lost...
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Posted on May 9, 2019

Drug exports from India rise on disruption in China

Exports of bulk drugs from India have been growing in double digits during the financial year 2019. This period that was marked by drug shortages in the g...
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Posted on May 8, 2019

NZ wine exports on track for another good year

Wine exports are expected to exceed growth forecasts for the 2019 export year, according to a recently released report. Modest growth for New Zealand wi...
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Posted on May 7, 2019

China suspends imports from Canada pork producer

Pork producers in Canada await developments, after China temporarily suspended pork imports from two Canadian processing facilities. The suspension impo...
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Posted on May 4, 2019

Moe calls for retaliatory scrutiny of Chinese imports

The Premier of Canada Scott Moe has called for a retaliatory measures in Canada’s import inspection regime to alert China of Canada's displeasure. He sa...
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Posted on April 30, 2019

China to spend $965 million on Thai fruit imports to drive growth

China will import around $965.8 million worth of fresh produce from Thailand over the next three years. They will import fruit, mainly durian and mangoste...
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Posted on April 28, 2019

Sri Lanka tea exports increase

Exports of tea from Sri Lanka for the month of March 2019 totaled 26.4 million kgs, an increase of 0.3 million kgs against the volume of 26.1 million kgs r...
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Posted on April 22, 2019

Exports from India reach all-time high

Exports from India in 2018-19 reached the highest in value for any financial year as India took advantage of the trade war between the US and China. Ex...
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Posted on April 21, 2019

China increases pork imports

The China Government is now unfolding a protein buying program which will probably be the biggest in the history of US pork exports. This is because of Afr...
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Posted on April 19, 2019

China may permit more Brazilian meat imports

China may permit more Brazilian meat imports after important trade talks planned for May, the Chinese ambassador to Brazil said on Monday. He did not sa...
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Posted on April 17, 2019

TV exports from China

A TV company in China company plans to export 1.5 million television sets to Europe in 2019 and 2.1 million sets in 2021, establishing supply chain centres...
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Posted on April 16, 2019

New freight route China – Poland

China Railway Express began its freight train service to Europe some time ago. Increasing numbers of international companies are benefiting from its relati...
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Posted on April 14, 2019

Chilean plum exports to China cause price fall

Exports from Chile of the D’Agen plum variety to China have increased significantly during the current season; the glut has caused average prices to fall...
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Posted on April 12, 2019

Russia will expand rail freight exports to China

The operator of the Port of Vladivostok, and Rail Cargo Logistics-RUS will support exports by rail freight from Russia to China on behalf of the Russian Ex...
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Posted on April 9, 2019

Exports Drop from South Korea

South Korea's exports fell for the fourth month running in March, because of declining semiconductor prices and slower economic growth in China. The Min...
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Posted on April 7, 2019

Canada – China soybean exports increased by 80% last year

Soybean growers in Canada are concerned that China will block soybean imports as well as canola, which will mean they have few export markets left. Ch...
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Posted on April 5, 2019

India wants to increase Exports To China

The commerce ministry of India has called a meeting of stakeholders, including export promotion councils, on April 5 to discuss ways to increase exports to...
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Posted on April 1, 2019

China to reduce waste imports to zero

China intends to reduce solid waste imports to zero by 2020. The intention is to reduce pollution and encourage recycling sites in China to deal with the i...
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Posted on March 31, 2019

UK food and drink exports improved by whisky and gin

The Food and Drink Federation have released figures showing that food and drink exports from the UK reached £22.6 billion (US$29.9bn) last year, a “slow...
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Posted on March 27, 2019
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