International Trade

Ag groups formally object to EPA Chlorpyrifos rule, citing harm to growers and lack of scientific basis

AJOT Newsroom | October 20, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Taiwan export orders surge to record despite China energy woes

Bloomberg | October 20, 2021 | International Trade

Japan exports weakened by supply snags hurting global trade

Bloomberg | October 19, 2021 | International Trade

China refiners in buying spree may turn to Russia, Iran oil

Bloomberg | October 19, 2021 | International Trade

Argentina freezes prices on over 1,400 goods ahead of elections

Bloomberg | October 19, 2021 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | October 19, 2021

Double-digit price hikes on China exports add to inflation risk

Business is booming for Zhejiang Zhendong Leisure Products, which churns out about 1 million folding chairs a year from its factory in eastern China, many of which end up on American porches and gardens across Europe.

U.S.-China deal on Huawei CFO may ease Canada’s canola woes

Bloomberg | October 19, 2021 | International Trade

Italy espresso lovers lift Uganda coffee exports to 30-year high

Bloomberg | October 19, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

(Bloomberg) -- Demand for Ugandan coffee in Italy, where espresso lovers abound, has helped increase the East African nation’s exports of the beans to the highest in at least 30 years.

CBP Officers in International Falls seize counterfeit Apple AirPods valued at more than $800,000

AJOT Newsroom | October 19, 2021 | International Trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted a rail container destined to arrive in Ranier, Minnesota.

Boris Johnson says U.K. doesn’t want to turn away Chinese investment

Bloomberg | October 18, 2021 | International Trade

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is not about to “pitchfork away” offers of Chinese investment despite the concerns of some of his own lawmakers.

USTR requests ITC investigation of trade distribution effects on workers and underserved communities

AJOT Newsroom | October 18, 2021 | International Trade

September retail sales grew as delta variant favored spending on goods over services

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2021 | International Trade

Xi and Michel agree to hold China-EU summit after rift over Xinjiang

Bloomberg | October 15, 2021 | International Trade

U.K. offers foreign butchers visas after 6,000 pigs culled

Bloomberg | October 15, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

The U.K. is easing immigration rules to allow visas for foreign butchers in a bid to ease a severe backlog of pigs awaiting slaughter, after thousands of animals were already killed on farms.