Indonesians urged to curb sweet tooth amid sugar shortages
Sugar mills in Indonesia called on consumers to reduce consumption after shortages pushed retail prices to the highest in almost four years.
Wild oil markets leave Shanghai a little dizzy
Turmoil in U.S. trading ought to be an opportunity for China’s would-be benchmark. There’s not much sign it’s gaining traction.
US wants to know where aluminum imports really come from
The U.S. proposed rules to track aluminum imports more closely, in a move that could address industry demands to block Chinese supply that skirts tariffs.
South Africa allows wine exports to resume as lockdown eases
South Africa will allow all agricultural exports including wine and wool to resume under new lockdown regulations.
Amazon’s foreign domains cited by US as helping counterfeiters
The U.S. identified five of Amazon.com Inc.’s foreign domains as notorious markets and will seek more information on them.
Secretary of Commerce Ross on Q1 2020 GDP advance estimate
Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the advance estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2020,…
Coronavirus delays first Commerce of World’s largest free-trade zone
The implementation of an Africa-wide free-trade agreement won’t proceed on July 1 as planned due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, according to the…
Vietnam’s rice exports ready to flow again as Premier ends curbs
Vietnam will end rice export restrictions from the start of May, bringing closure to a month-long saga that sparked fears over food protectionism and caused…
Meatpacking shutdowns force McDonald’s Canada to import beef
The threat of meat shortages from the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the golden arches.
US merchandise trade slumps to lowest in almost three years
U.S. exports and imports of goods slumped in March to the lowest level in almost three years as the coronavirus pandemic shut down economies across…
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