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Brazil Braces for Bumper Soy Crop, Large Export Season

Dec 02, 2024

Benevolent weather and use of quality farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers and chemicals will help Brazilian soybean growers reap an enormous crop in the 2024/25 season, according to agribusiness consultancies Celeres and StoneX on Monday.The country's output is likely to reach 170.8 million tons, almost 1 million tons more than in a previous forecast, Celeres said, citing an expected increase in Brazil's soy area…

Egg Exports from Brazil Spike

Aug 11, 2025

Brazilian total egg exports, including fresh and processed products, rose almost 305% to 5,259 metric tons in July, reflecting strong demand from the United States after its bird flu outbreak, according to data compiled by industry group ABPA on Monday…

Argentina will Send First Corn Shipment to China Next Month Since 2023

Jul 29, 2025

Argentina, one of the world's largest grains suppliers, will next month send its first shipment of corn to China since Beijing green lit imports in 2023, according to data from local shipping agency NABSA seen by Reuters on Tuesday.The Association of Argentine Cooperatives (ACA)…

Valenciaport Imports/Exports Rise, Offsetting Drop in Transhipment

Jul 22, 2025

The volume of full containers carrying goods entering or leaving Spain via the docks of Valenciaport continues to rise, helping offset the decline in transhipment containers—those that call at Valenciaport en route to other international destinations…

German Exports Decreased in May As Companies Frontloaded in Q1 to Beat Tariffs

Jul 08, 2025

German exports fell more than expected in May, data showed on Tuesday, after the positive impact from companies rushing to beat U.S. tariffs waned.Exports from Europe's biggest economy fell by 1.4% in May compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed…

Guinea Exports Record 48.6 Million Tons of Bauxite

Jun 30, 2025

Guinea's exports of bauxite, a feedstock for aluminium, surged 39% to a record 48.6 million metric tons in the first quarter though regulatory crackdowns sidelined major operators, official data obtained by Reuters showed.Most of this bauxite was shipped to China…

US Goods Trade Deficit Increased in May, Exports Declined

Jun 26, 2025

The U.S. trade deficit in goods increased in May amid a decline in exports, but an ebbing inflow of imports likely positions trade to make a big contribution to gross domestic product in the second quarter.The goods trade gap widened 11.1% to $96…

Russia Grain Exports Plummet 63%

Jun 16, 2025

Russia's seaborne grain exports fell to 2.1 million metric tons in May, a fall of 62.9% compared to the same month of 2024, according to shipping data from industry sources released on Monday.Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, shipped…

Nibulon to Export 1 Million Tons of Grain Via Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk

Jun 13, 2025

Nibulon, one of Ukraine's biggest grain companies, said on Friday it has signed a deal with the operator of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk to export up to one million metric tons of grain in the July 2025-June 2026 season.Nibulon's…

Port of Oakland April Container Volume Drops 14.7% From March

May 19, 2025

The Port of Oakland handled 185,499 TEUs (twenty-foot containers) in April, marking a 14.7% decrease in overall cargo volume from March 2025. The slowdown is driven by market uncertainty as well as softening demand in exports—both influenced by recent shifts in U…

BIMCO: Freight Container Rates Drop 28%, Worst First Quarter in Twenty Years

Apr 02, 2025

Average container freight rates for Chinese exports have dropped 28% since the start of the year, according to BIMCO. This posts the worst first quarter development in twenty years. Based on input from twenty-three liner operators, the China…

Port of Oakland: 2025 Imports, Exports Grow

Mar 19, 2025

The Port of Oakland starts 2025 with growth in both imports and exports. Loaded container volume recorded 146,187 TEUs (twenty-foot containers) in January 2025. This is an 8.5% increase over January 2024, when 144,405 TEUs passed through the Port…

Cyclones Delay Rio Tinto Exports from Australia

Feb 03, 2025

Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it had begun clearing iron ore ships from two Western Australian ports as two tropical cyclones offshore swell seas and complicate its efforts to repair infrastructure damaged by a previous cyclone last month.'Safety is our priority…

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Tops Global Throughput, Again

Jan 20, 2025

China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port saw its cargo throughput exceed 1.37 billion tons in 2024, ranking it top globally for the 16th consecutive year.In 2023, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port processed a cargo throughput of 1.32 billion metric tons, marking a year-on-year increase of 4…

New Cold Store Established for Ecuador’s Bananas

Jan 20, 2025

Contecon Guayaquil is enhancing Ecuador’s banana export capabilities with the launch of a cold storage facility within the Port of Guayaquil.The Guayaquil Banana Gateway is the first on-dock cold storage facility in the country, which remains as the world’s top banana exporter…

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