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Soymeal pig feed cut to reduce imports

Pig and feedstock producers in China are using less soybean meal in order to lower the country's import dependence on the crop. Feed prices are increasing ...
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Posted on May 19, 2021

Russia is net exporter of food

The Russian PM said that exports of Russian agricultural produce exceeded imports last year. “The export volumes of the country’s agro-industrial comp...
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Posted on May 15, 2021

Wine exports from Australia plan to diversify

The wine industry of Australia needs to increase consumer awareness and demand, as part of its plans to diversify export markets. The federal government...
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Posted on May 13, 2021

Norway to get first electric vehicle exports

Electric vehicles benefit from a preferential tax system in Norway, so they are extremely popular in the country. An EV manufacturing company based in C...
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Posted on May 8, 2021

Annual saffron exports from Iran

Over 78 percent of saffron exports in terms of value were to five major importers in the previous calendar year. Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Sp...
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Posted on May 7, 2021

Brussels wants to cut down EU’s dependence on key imports

The EU is trying to diversify Europe's industry, to decrease dependency on key imports from outside the EU. Reliance on imports was painfully exposed durin...
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Posted on May 6, 2021

New China to Liverpool freight sailings

A shipping company which launched a temporary freight service between China and the Port of Liverpool will offer more Far East sailings because of “overw...
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Posted on May 4, 2021

Australian wine exports resilient

Australian wine exports fell by 4 per cent in value in the 12 months to March 2021, compared with the previous corresponding period. This was mainly cause...
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Posted on May 2, 2021

Fruit exports Vietnam to US booming

Vietnam’s fruit industry exports about $50 million worth of fruit per year to the USA. Fruit export turnover to the US increased by more than 20 percent...
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Posted on April 27, 2021

John Whelan: Ireland may be losing its grip on selling food into China

The economy of China grew rapidly in the first quarter of this year, as the huge economy recovered from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This provide...
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Posted on April 25, 2021

Boosting exports outside the EU

A financial solutions specialist has said that "the UK’s trade deal agenda post-Brexit provides a promising opportunity to explore export opportunities b...
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Posted on April 16, 2021

Kenya increases avocado exports

Kenya's exports amounted to 72,000 tonnes of avocados last year, up from 59,000 tonnes recorded in 2019. The head of the Horticultural Crops Directorate,...
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Posted on April 14, 2021

Exports from Denmark increase driven by higher sales to China

Danish Exports have declined overall during the last year due to Covid 19, but new figures from Statistic Denmark show that exports are increasing for the ...
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Posted on April 13, 2021

China’s exports, imports expected to remain buoyant in March

Improved global demand is expected to have kept China's exports buoyant in March, while higher oil prices will have boosted its imports, a Reuters poll sho...
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Posted on April 12, 2021

Container Shipping shortage for USA

U.S. demand for imports of products made in China, including personal protective equipment for COVID-19, furniture and toys, increased considerably at the ...
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Posted on March 30, 2021

China-Europe freight trains carry on through Covid-19

China-Europe freight trains have been able to make more trips due to its security and efficiency. In 2020, the freight trains made 12,400 journeys and ...
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Posted on March 23, 2021

Finland food exports to China in 2020

An increase in meat exports to China was a key part of the overall growth of Finnish food exports in 2020, said Business Finland, a governmental body for p...
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Posted on March 19, 2021

International CEOs see post Brexit UK as more attractive

A new poll of global CEOs suggest that the UK is a more important growth prospect now than it was before the split with the EU. A survey of 5,000 chief ...
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Posted on March 11, 2021

Taiwanese buy year’s worth of pineapple exports to China

China has banned imports of Taiwan-grown pineapples; in response, Taiwanese businesses and citizens made up for the potential shortfall by buying an entire...
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Posted on March 3, 2021

Strong exports from China

The Chinese government is quoting a strong outlook for exports, mainly because of the strong recent export and export order data for the Chinese mainland, ...
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Posted on March 2, 2021

Exports from China suffer container shortage

The economy in China has been recovering well from the pandemic, but is now suffering from the global shortage of shipping containers. A rapid increase in...
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Posted on March 1, 2021

Aussie wine exports to China and US

Only three months ago, customers in China drank 50% of Australian red wine exports. By January, that was down to 1%, because of China’s tariffs of 200% ...
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Posted on February 26, 2021

Soap, Cleansers Export Ban Lifted

The prohibition in Iran on the export of soap and other cleansers have been lifted until further notice. Exports of soap and cleansers were banned after ...
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Posted on February 21, 2021

Italy wine industry focusing on direct sales, exports

The Covid-19 pandemic has sped up the growth of interest in export markets, particularly to fast-growing markets in Asia. The economic recovery in China...
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Posted on February 17, 2021

European Union Approves Exports of Covid-19 Vaccines

The European Union has said that it has approved a further 23 requests to export Covid-19 vaccines outside the Union under the bloc’s new export-licensin...
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Posted on February 10, 2021

China imports less Irish infant formula

Exports from Ireland to China of infant milk formula fell last year during the Covid-19 pandemic, halting growth over many years of an industry which provi...
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Posted on February 1, 2021

Container freight at high levels

It appears that demand for container freight will remain at very high levels throughout the Chinese Lunar New Year, celebrated on and around 12 February. ...
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Posted on January 25, 2021

$3 Billion Lost Exports to China

Australia’s trade dispute with China cost it about $3 billion in commodities exports last year. This is a relatively small impact, suggesing there’s li...
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Posted on January 23, 2021

China-Europe railfreight services expand

A new rail freight service from Jinhua to Dourges, in France has been initiated. Freight forwarders are warning of congestion on overland freight routes...
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Posted on January 17, 2021

German exports down more than 12%

German exports fell by at least 12% this year as demand from the United States and Britain collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. German exports to th...
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Posted on December 28, 2020

Turkey to raise number of freight trains to China

The Turkish trade minister has said that the number of freight trains will increase, and continue travelling regularly to China. "We are proud and delig...
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Posted on December 22, 2020

EU bans plastic waste exports to poor countries

From January 2021, the EU will ban the export of unsorted plastic waste to poorer countries. Trash importers and exporters will need to agree on how to ha...
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Posted on December 20, 2020

Beef exports from Brazil will end the year at record high

Beef exports from Brazil should end the year of 2020 at a new record high in volume and revenue. The Brazilian Beef Exporters Association forecasts that th...
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Posted on December 19, 2020

Shortage of shipping containers at Shanghai

Exporters in China are struggling to meet delivery targets because of a shortage of containers at Shanghai. Shipping executives have spent their time si...
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Posted on December 8, 2020

US Beef Exports Fall, Exports To China Soaring

October beef exports from the USA were modestly lower compared with last year, while the export market to China is increasing substantially. In October...
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Posted on December 6, 2020

Import Aussie wine, buck Chinese bullying

China has slapped punitive duties on imports of Australian wine, and otherwise made its entry into China tough, to penalise the country for initiating scru...
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Posted on December 5, 2020

China exports largest proportion of UK imports

Britain imported more goods from China than from any other country in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said....
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Posted on December 4, 2020

China city starts new freight train service to Germany

A new freight train route was launched on Saturday to link Hamburg in Germany and Xuzhou, an industrial and transportation hub in east China, amid strengt...
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Posted on December 1, 2020

China imposes punitive import tariffs on Australian wine

The largest wine company of Australia says its imports into China have been hit with a massive 169.3 per cent tariff, and it will implement emergency measu...
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Posted on November 30, 2020

Fruit and vegetable exports China to Mongolia

Fruit and vegetable exports to Mongolia from China, travelling through the border port of Erenhot showed double-digit growth in the first 10 months of this...
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Posted on November 29, 2020

Chinese exports fall due to shipping costs

Shipping costs for all products have massively increased recently as the exchange rate of the Chinese yuan has increased. Overseas market demand for Chi...
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Posted on November 24, 2020

China allowing huge agri imports

China has been importing farm products at high volume this year, apparently to take advantage of relatively stable global prices and replenish its depletin...
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Posted on November 20, 2020

China-Europe rail freight service to be improved

China is increasing its efforts to improve the service capability of China-Europe rail freight, providing extra freight services to compensate for the disr...
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Posted on November 15, 2020

China Wine Imports

From 2010 to 2017, the size of the wine imports market more than doubled. China's rapidly emerging middle class were attracted to 'Western' drinks categori...
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Posted on November 14, 2020

New COVID-19 controls in China

China has detected the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on packaging for German pork knuckles and Ecuadorian shrimp. China imposed import bans as a result,...
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Posted on November 12, 2020

Beer and wine exporters try to gain international clients

Wine and beer exports from Canada ran dry early in the year as the pandemic closed bars and restaurants around the world. Since COVID-19 first stultifie...
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Posted on October 23, 2020

Kenya plans to increase horticulture exports

Kenyan agricultural experts have developed a one-year marketing strategy for horticulture products, with an exports growth target of 10 percent in 2020/202...
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Posted on October 19, 2020

China cotton mills to avoid Australian exports

Cotton mills in China have been told to stop using Australia cotton; Australia fears that produce is being specifically targeted by the Chinese government....
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Posted on October 13, 2020

Chinese companies allegedly export prisoners’ hair

U.S. Customs and Exports are taking measures against several Chinese companies which export human hair. There are fears that the hair was cut from ethnic m...
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Posted on October 10, 2020

Freight-rate increases prompt demand for shipping regulator

Trade bodies in India have urged the government to set up a regulator, to deal with rising sea freight charges, and the problem of container shortages whic...
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Posted on October 8, 2020
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