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China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease

The Customs authority in China said on Thursday that it has banned the import of cattle and cattle products from Laos, to prevent spread of lumpy skin dise...
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Posted on July 25, 2021

Fruit and vegetable exports from Spain

Fruit and vegetable exports from Spain to non-European countries fell in the first four months of the year Exports to non-European countries in the first ...
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Posted on July 23, 2021

Import of medical equipment to Nepal doubles

Imports of medical equipment to Nepal doubled during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2020-21. According to bank statistics, the country imported...
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Posted on July 21, 2021

Pig imports fall to Cambodia

Cambodia pork imports are falling as local farmers breed more pigs. The President of the Cambodian Livestock Raisers Association Srun said that pork impor...
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Posted on July 20, 2021

Turkey reverses ban on plastic imports

The Government of Turkey recently barred recovered PE from import into the country, but has now repealed the ban and implemented an enhanced licensing syst...
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Posted on July 15, 2021

UK Government bans EU seed potato imports

From 1 July it will be illegal to import seed potatoes into the UK from the EU.  This is a reciprocal ban, as the EU had already banned imports from the U...
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Posted on July 13, 2021

Indian tea exports may fall

The tea industry of India is expecting a decline in exports of 30-40 million kg this year compared to 2020. There is competition from low-cost varieties ...
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Posted on July 9, 2021

Australia wine exports suffer

Wine exports to China for the December 2020 to March 2021 period have fallen to $12 million compared with $325 million in the comparable period a year ago....
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Posted on July 8, 2021

Imports of stone worktops may be banned

Imports of engineered stone which are popular in Australia for kitchens and bathrooms may be banned, unless employers protect workers from silica dust expo...
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Posted on July 7, 2021

US exporters want to Cut UK Bourbon Tariffs

The Bourbon Alliance in the USA – distillers, restaurants and pubs, retailers, wholesalers, and US whiskey fans - is launching a campaign to urge the Bri...
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Posted on July 6, 2021

Putin: Only our champagne is the real thing

A law has been approved in Russia by President Putin, which decrees that only sparkling wine produced in Russia can be called 'champagne.'  Any wine impor...
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Posted on July 2, 2021

British Sugar; legal challenge against tariff-free imports

British Sugar has launched a legal challenge to the UK government's decision to allow 260,00 tonnes of tariff-free raw cane sugar to be imported into the U...
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Posted on June 30, 2021

Small farms may suffer from cheap imports from Australia

Small family farms in Yorkshire are worried that they could be priced out by cheap imports from large-scale Australian agriculture companies. Their economi...
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Posted on June 24, 2021

Scottish and Northern Irish ministers concerned re Australia ag imports

Rural affairs ministers from Scotland and Northern Ireland have written to the UK Government with concerns about the Australia trade deal. The letter to...
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Posted on June 22, 2021

Spanish Exports Grow

Exports of goods from Spain made a historic rise of 71.8 % in April to 25.841 billion euros. Imports rose by 63.9 % to 27.138 billion, compared with April...
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Posted on June 19, 2021

Slovak police investigate illegal waste imports

Police in Slovakia are investigating five cases of illegal waste imports to Slovakia from Italy and Poland. Waste had ended up in agricultural and industri...
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Posted on June 15, 2021

Are we facing a shortage of wine imports?

Imports of champagne into New Zealand continue to be hampered by Covid-19; winemakers warn the situation could soon get worse for vino drinkers. The cha...
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Posted on June 10, 2021

A tenth of British exports to EU have faced tariffs

Up to £3.5bn of British exports to the EU have paid tariffs they did not have to since the beginning of 2021, according to new research. Analysis of EU...
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Posted on June 9, 2021

Australia imports record number of bicycles

Based on historical trends and ABS import data, Australia should reach a new record of 1.75 million bicycles imports into the country in a single 12 month ...
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Posted on June 7, 2021

China-Central Asia freight train

The railway between Kaiyuan, Southwest China's Yunnan Province to Haiphong, Vietnam had carried 3,003 China-Central Asia freight trains as of Sunday, annou...
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Posted on June 3, 2021

Imports of British cars to Australia slow

British-made passenger car and SUV imports to Australia in the four months this year account for 2.8 per cent of the total, down from 2.9 per cent in calen...
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Posted on May 31, 2021

Imports at Japan Narita Airport

Imports into Japan via Narita Airport reached a record high in April partly due to the increase in import of coronavirus vaccines. Imports totalled more...
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Posted on May 28, 2021

Covid-19 hampers solar manufacturers in India

Indian solar panel manufacturers kept production levels steady despite Covid-19 lockdowns this year are experiencing fewer sales and rising input costs. Pr...
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Posted on May 27, 2021

UK proposes new import tariffs on US wine

US wine imports could become one of several American products to be levied with new tariffs as part of the ongoing trade war. The proposed import tariff...
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Posted on May 25, 2021

Jamaica’s soaring food import bill

The value of Jamaica’s food imports is now four times that of food exports, according to the Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture and Water. The Minist...
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Posted on May 24, 2021

Food exporters promote Queensland food on-line

More than 60 food and drink companies in Australia have begun promoting their products to importers and distributors in the booming Asian market, as part o...
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Posted on May 22, 2021

Turkey bans most plastic imports; EU trash found dumped on roadsides

Greenpeace has welcomed a ban by Turkey on imports of most plastic waste. The environmental group said it uncovered exports, some possibly illegal, from Br...
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Posted on May 19, 2021

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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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

Fall in Olive Oil Exports Spain – UK Since Brexit

Exports of olive oil from Spain to the United Kingdom fell by 35 percent in January and February compared with the same period in 2020, according to Spainâ...
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Posted on May 11, 2021

Increased International supply chain and shipping delays

Temporary shipping delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which lead to shortages of products for New Zealand industries - may continue until the end of th...
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Posted on May 10, 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

Armenia will extend ban Turkish imports

The Economy Minister said that they intend to extend the ban on imports of Turkish goods to the country, as well as their sale, since they are imported and...
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Posted on April 28, 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

India ministry COVID-19 helpdesk

The commerce ministry in India is starting a COVID-19 helpdesk to help resolve issues of exporters and importers, such as customs clearance delays and bank...
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Posted on April 26, 2021

S Korea exports expect increase

South Korea's exports are expected to increase by 41 percent in April from the previous year, backed by robust shipments of chips and autos, a poll has sho...
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Posted on April 24, 2021

Moscow may ban imports of Czech

Moscow is considering economic sanctions against the Czech Republic, responding to the expulsion of a large number of Russian diplomats from Prague. Lim...
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Posted on April 23, 2021

Low quality food imports served in schools?

Schoolchildren and hospital patients may be eating from 'low welfare menus' containing food imports of meat reared to lower standards than the UK, the RSPC...
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Posted on April 18, 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

Berries initiate increase in US fruit imports in February

Total fruit imports to the USA rose by 9 percent year-on-year in February, largely driven by fresh berries. The growth in fruit imports - which includes f...
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Posted on April 11, 2021

Container shortage affects Japan fruit imports

Japan imported 112,100 tonnes of fresh fruit during February 2021, which was an 8 per cent reduction on the total imports 12 months earlier. The reduced i...
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Posted on March 31, 2021

Increase in imports of electric vehicles

Imports to Australia in February grew $577 million (2 per cent), led by an increase in road vehicles of $705 million (24 per cent). The Head of Internat...
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Posted on March 28, 2021

Peruvian exports growing in 2020

At the end of 2020, exports from Peru amounted to US$39.310 billion. Export shipments from the mining-energy and non-traditional sectors totalled US$25 bi...
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Posted on March 26, 2021

Waste exports, imports – new rules in Korea

Exports and imports of waste for Korea will encounter revised rules starting April 1. The Ministry of Environment said a new enforcement ordinance will b...
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Posted on March 25, 2021

US banana imports

Banana imports into the USA in 2020 totaled 4.14 million metric tons in 2020. This was 2% lower than 2019 and the lowest import volume in the past five yea...
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Posted on March 21, 2021

Scrap imports to Vietnam drop

Ferrous scrap imports into Vietnam fell further in February: steel mills reduced import purchases because scrap prices are at multi-year highs. Imports in...
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Posted on March 20, 2021

Exports to Finland fell by 23%, imports by up to 52% in January

Finland - United Kingdom trade decreased significantly at the end of the one-year transition period for Brexit in December. Finnish Customs figures sugges...
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Posted on March 16, 2021

UK sportswear imports to rise in 2021

Imports of sportswear into the UK increased 9.79 per cent to $234.0 million in 2020 (2019: $213.1 million), while the world’s textiles and apparel busine...
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Posted on March 13, 2021
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