International Trade


Russia seeks medical equipment from India as war disrupts trade

Bloomberg | April 19, 2022 | International Trade

Quality matters in India’s drive to fill global wheat export gap

Bloomberg | April 19, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

War in Ukraine sends Indonesia exports, imports to new records

Bloomberg | April 18, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

U.K.’s Johnson to meet Modi in India to talk trade, defense

Bloomberg | April 18, 2022 | International Trade

Indian steel mills oppose plea for exporting ore from Karnataka

Bloomberg | April 18, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

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Low Ukraine/Russia import volumes; increased delivery in bordering

AJOT | April 15, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Volume Trends • Import volume into Ukraine remained low this week, down 82% compared to February 14-20. (Fig. 1) Import volume into Russia declined again this week, down 49% week-over-week and 76% compared to the week of February 14-20. • As of April 10, the seven-day average delivery volume to countries bordering Russia and/or Ukraine were up 43% compared to February 21. Comparatively, deliveries to Russia and Ukraine were down 78%, and the rest of Europe was up 9% over the same period. 

EXIM Bank approves ‘Make More in America’ Initiative; financing opportunities available

AJOT | April 15, 2022 | International Trade | Project / Heavy Lift

Shanghai’s frozen meat, seafood imports stall on port congestion
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 15, 2022

Shanghai’s frozen meat, seafood imports stall on port congestion

AP Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the biggest shipping lines in the world, has stopped bookings to ship refrigerated containers into Shanghai as a strict Covid lockdown stalls the trucking of meat and seafood from the port into the city.
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Russian grain still flows to top customers despite war inflating costs

Bloomberg | April 15, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity | Maritime | Bulk

Seven weeks after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is still exporting grain to some of its biggest customers, even as shipping costs soar.

Worldsteel Short Range Outlook released

AJOT | April 14, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Synopsys probed on allegations It gave tech to Huawei, SMIC

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

Texas governor to halt some truck inspections on boarder snarl
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 13, 2022

Texas governor to halt some truck inspections on boarder snarl

Texas will halt some vehicle inspections at the U.S.-Mexico border after Governor Greg Abbott’s crackdown provoked protests that halted crucial food and equipment shipments.
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Half of harvests in crop giant Ukraine could be wiped out by war

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Harvests of some of Ukraine’s most important crops could be cut in half this year, threatening its position as a major exporter and exacerbating already tight global supplies.

Lumber slides as surging inflation hammers DIY renovation market
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | April 13, 2022

Lumber slides as surging inflation hammers DIY renovation market

Lumber prices are slipping to levels seen four months ago as soaring inflation curbs the appeal of do-it-yourself renovators to take on costly new home-improvement projects.
LNG Projects May Get Funding Boost From U.S. Export Bank Plan

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

Yellen plans global food-crisis as IMF, UN urge action

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

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US DOT February 2022 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT | April 13, 2022 | International Trade | By The Numbers

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.2% in February from January to 138.5.

Top wheat buyers latest tender shows huge cost of buying grain

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

South Africa’s No. 1 fuel producer drops gas pipeline plan

Bloomberg | April 13, 2022 | International Trade

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