Imports

China's Soybean Imports To Slow In Late 2021

China's soybean imports are set to slow sharply in late 2021 from a record first-half tally, confounding expectations for sustained growth from the to...

Rising Freight Costs Add To Food Buyers' Woes Amid High Grain Prices

Rising costs to ship crops globally are adding to concerns about food inflation that are already at decade-highs and hitting cost-sensitive consumers in im...

Euro Zone Trade Surplus Surges In April: Eurostat

The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was almost five times higher in April than a year earlier, mainly thanks to a strong rebound in exports of machine...

Global Food Import Costs To See Record Surge This Year: FAO

Global food import costs are expected to rise 12% in 2021 to a record due to surging commodity prices and robust demand during the COVID-19 crisis, the Uni...

Ireland's Goods Imports From Britain Fall 53% In February

Ireland's goods imports from Britain fell 53% year-on-year in February, data showed on Thursday, a slight easing from the 65% drop seen in January when new...

WTO Hikes 2021 Trade Growth Forecast, But COVID-19 Risks Linger

The World Trade Organisation slightly raised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, but said the outlook was clouded by risks from the roll-...

Irish Goods Imports From Britain Fall 65% In January After Brexit

Irish goods imports from Britain fell by 65% in January from the same month last year as traders grappled with new customs requirements, COVID-19 restricti...

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...