This Valentine’s Day you may be scrambling to find the perfect gift for that perfect someone. We hope this infographic, featuring popular V-Day imports and fun facts, will help guide you in the right direction. If you’re pondering flowers, roses may be a safe choice,...
Colombian Rice Imports Already Soaring, Set to Go Higher
Colombian rice imports are set to rise above last year’s record volumes. As 2015 wound down, the Ministry of Agriculture issued a decree that 200,000 metric tons of imported rice will be needed to maintain adequate supplies in the coming year. Colombia is one of the...
Pest Control Deal Opens Way to China for US Rice Exports
US rice exports are near to being cleared to enter the world’s biggest market for rice. The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the US and China have agreed on a phytosanitary protocol to mitigate pests such as insects – long a sticking point for the...
Free Report: Snapshot of Trade as Sanctions on Iran Ease
Sanctions on Iran trade will ease this year as the International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed Iran is minding the terms of its deal to curb its nuclear development program. That deal is meant to close off “every single path Iran had to building a bomb,” as...
Where US Beef Comes from
Do you know where US beef comes from? Until last month, you could find out where your hamburger came from by reading the label on the package. Labeling meat products to disclose where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered was mandatory. But Congress has repealed...
Congress Blinks, Repeals COOL
Faced with the threat of retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico, Congress tucked a repeal of the mandatory country-of-origin labeling – or COOL – rules for meat that offended the NAFTA trade partners into the omnibus spending bill passed in the closing days of...
Bubbly on the Rise: US Imports of Sparkling Wine Are Up
Nearly time to toast the New Year with a glass of champagne from – where else? – France’s Champagne region ... or perhaps you prefer a crémant de Bourgogne, or cava from Spain, or prosecco from Italy? If so, you’re part of a trend. Sparkling wine sales in the US were...
US Tariffs on Chinese Steel Near 500%
US tariffs on Chinese steel imports could near 500% with the Commerce Department International Trade Administration’s preliminary decision to slap anti-dumping duties of 256% on corrosion-resistant steel – this on top of countervailing duties of 236% imposed in...
On the Way: Fresh Grapes Imported from Chile
’Tis the season for (no, not Santa, that’s next week) ... fresh grapes imported from Chile! As the Northern Hemisphere swings into winter, shipments of fruit from the Southern Hemisphere ramp up. Leader of the pack, the first Chilean table grapes have shipped, reports...
November Import TEUs Up over Last Year, Down from Last Month
November import TEUs reached 1,639,165, for a 5% gain compared with November 2014, Datamyne’s current US import bill-of-lading data shows. This reverses the downward trend in year-over-year comparisons in October, when the 1,731,930 TEUs (20-foot-equivalent units)...