Exports

Two Pandemics And Brexit Leave UK Pig Sector In Peril

For British pig farmers like Simon Watchorn, the start of 2021 has brought fresh problems after a pandemic-ridden 2020. British pork producers...

Rotterdam Port Traffic Sees Biggest Drop In Volumes In Decade In 2020

Freight volumes in the Port of Rotterdam fell 6.9% in 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis, the biggest drop in about a decade but smaller than had been...

German Food Industry Hit Hard During Q2 And Q3 2020, Study Finds

The Federal Association of the German Food Industry (BVE) has released new data that reveals that the country's food industry was greatly hampered by...

Ivorian Cocoa Traders Seek To End Multinationals' Dominance Of Exports

Ivory Coast's domestic cocoa traders association GNI has called for the regulator in the world's top bean producer to introduce reforms that would end the...

Russia Approves Higher Wheat Export Tax From 1 March

The Russian government has formally approved a proposal to impose a higher export tax on wheat from 1 March, it said on Tuesday, in another push...

Fresh Produce Sector To Incur Extra Costs Of €55m After Brexit: Freshfel Europe

The fresh produce sector is expected to incur extra costs amounting to €55 million as EU exporters struggle to adapt to new practices and requirements...

Wheat Holds Near 6.5 Year Peak As Focus Stays On Russian Export Tax

Chicago wheat futures approached a six-and-a-half year high on Tuesday as plans by leading supplier Russia to tax exports continued to create uncertainty a...

Irish Food And Drink Exports Declined Only Marginally In 2020: Report

Irish food, drinks and horticulture exports declined marginally by 2% in 2020, to €13 billion, in a period marked by unprecedented change and challeng...