Walmart promo caps 13th season of US imports of South African summer citrus Walmart, a top US importer of South African citrus, invited shoppers at 32 stores to enjoy a “Taste of South Africa” with samples of oranges from the world’s second-ranked citrus exporter...
In Heaven There Is No Beer
That’s why we drink it here – including 27 million barrels of imported brew What better time than October to join in singing the praises of beer? If you do hoist a glass, odds are that you’ll be drinking an import. Last year, according to a new report from Technomic,...
Datamyne Opens Office in São Paolo
Leader in trade data for the Americas marks 20th year with expanded presence in Brazil MIAMI – October 24, 2012 – Datamyne, a leading provider of international business intelligence based on import-export trade data, announced the opening of a sales office in São...
Into the Sunset
Here’s a fast way to figure current tariffs while they phase out under FTAs by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Exporters and importers who expect all tariffs to be eliminated once a Free Trade Agreement takes effect may be in for a rude awakening. It turns out that free...
Datamyne On Demand Recognized by AIIP
Datamyne's pay-as-you-go access to trade data earned honorable mention from the (AIIP) Association of Independent Information Professionals in the trade group's 13th annual Technology Awards. Read the AIIP release >
Rotten Tomatoes
Move toward tearing up 16-year US-Mexico tomato trade pact gets bad reviews The US Commerce Department’s September 27 preliminary decision to end a trade pact governing the price of tomatoes exported by Mexico to the US has drawn criticism up and down the supply...
Diversifying against Downside Risk
Western Digital aims to get some hard disk drive production out of Thailand A new report from IHS iSuppli finds the global hard disk drive (HDD) industry fully recovered a year after flooding halted production in Thailand. Not only are HDD shipments forecast to reach...
Exporting? Odds Are You’ll Cross the Line
Peter Quinter cautions companies in LexisNexis webinar on export compliance “I don’t care how big a company you are, how small a company you are, how many lawyers you have on staff—compliance people on staff—sooner or later the chances are pretty good that every...
Datamyne 2.1 Delivers a Bigger, Better Toolkit for Trade Data Research
Behind a fresh new look, expanded options for running complex searches MIAMI – September 19, 2012 – Datamyne has released the latest version of its web-based international business intelligence product. "Ease of use has always been a key selling point for our database...
In Dispute: Argentina Trade Policies
WTO complaints against (and from) Argentina are rising. Here’s a scorecard. Its trade policies have secured for Argentina the dubious title of the most protectionist country in the world. As reported by the Latin Business Chronicle, and based on Global Trade Alert...



