Imports

S.Korea Bans Pork Imports From Germany After African Swine Fever Case

South Korea banned imports of pork from Germany after a case of African swine fever was confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the South Korean agric...

China August Soybean Imports Fall From July As Brazilian Cargoes Slow

China's soybean imports dipped in August from the previous month, customs data showed, amid falling shipments from Brazil as the South American h...

Beirut Blast Hammers Grain Import Capacity But Supplies Still Flow, WFP Says

Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less of its level before a massive blast smashe...

China's Looming Corn Shortage Fans Food Security Unease

Soaring corn prices are stoking food security jitters in China, where food inflation has climbed to the highest in over a decade and president Xi Jinping m...

China's Soybean Imports From Brazil Surge In July On Good Margins

China's soybean imports from top supplier Brazil surged in July from a year ago, customs data showed, as cargoes bought on the cheap in recent months arriv...

Euro Area International Trade In Goods Surplus Amounted To €21.2bn In June: Eurostat

The international trade in goods surplus in the euro area amounted to €21.2 billion in June 2020, improving slightly from a surplus of €19.4 bill...

EU Re-Introduces Maize Import Tariff With €5.48 Per Tonne Levy

The European Union has re-introduced an import duty for maize (corn), setting a levy of €5.48($6.42) per tonne, the bloc announced in its official jou...

China's H1 Grain Imports Spike, On Path To Use Up Annual Quotas

China has accelerated grains buying from abroad in the first half of 2020 and may fully use up its annual quotas for corn and wheat imports for the first t...