Glyphosate, the world’s herbicide of choice, may be a victim of its popularity While debate continues over the pros and cons of planting sugar beets genetically modified to be “Roundup Ready” [see A Time to Plant, a Time to Sue], it appears that nature has done some...
An End to the 16-Year Banana War?
Pending trade deal gives an edge to Latin America in the EU Well-intentioned it may have been, but the EU’s 1993 decision to slap tariffs on bananas from Latin America while allowing bananas from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to enter its markets...
Santa Snagged by Red Tape
Customs problems could prevent traditional, down-the-chimney deliveries by Peter Quinter, guest columnist Well, I just wanted to let you all know that Santa may not be coming this year to deliver all those wonderful holiday gifts. Because of incorrect Incoterms and...
Free Report: Fresh Grapes from Peru
Datamyne Tops in Trade Report covers a leading source for U.S. wintertime grapes As the U.S. moves into winter, imports of grapes and other fresh fruits shift into high gear. As noted in Fresh from the Southern Hemisphere, most U.S. imported fresh grapes come from...
Fresh from the Southern Hemisphere
South America starts shipping grapes to the winter-bound north The season has just begun, but forecasters are projecting a bumper crop of fruit exports from South America, led by grapes. Grapes are the second-ranked (by value) fruit import in the U.S. (Bananas top the...
From Few to Many
Approximately 80% of world potash is traded across borders Every farmer needs it, but there are few producers of potash, one of the three essential components of fertilizer (the other two are nitrogen and phosphate). According to Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.,...
Lower Tariffs, Lift Exports
Cutting the cost of imported inputs should help U.S. producers compete on price “Before U.S. companies are exporters, they are producers. And as producers of goods, they are consumers of capital equipment, raw materials, and other industrial inputs and components....
15 Years After …
… diplomatic ties set the stage for U.S.-Vietnam trade partnership Earlier this week, the U.S. and Vietnam marked the 15th anniversary of the diplomatic ties that normalized relations between the countries and set the stage for 2001’s Bilateral Trade Agreement...
Datamyne Top 5 U.S. Imports from Vietnam
The U.S. and Vietnam this month mark the 15th anniversary of diplomatic ties ... the start of a beautiful trading friendship. Here's a statistical view of one segment of the trade.
No sail, no sale
Booking blues, box shortages and soaring rates plague shippers By Bill Armbruster Remember the good old days – like this time last year -- when container carriers were putting up “For Sale” signs all over the place? Well, these days shippers are more likely to see...