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Euro Zone Trade Surplus Smaller Than Expected In August

The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was much smaller then expected in August as the bloc had to pay much more for imported energy, data showed on Frid...

China Steps Up Australian Wheat Imports Despite Trade Standoff

China is snapping up cargoes of Australian wheat despite a bitter trade standoff between the two countries, as crop downgrades elsewhere lead to a global s...

China Sees Decline In Soybean, Meat Imports In August

China's soybean imports fell in August from the same month a year ago, customs data showed on Tuesday, as low crushing margins and high international bean...

China's Soybean Imports From Brazil Drop In July

China's soybean imports from top supplier Brazil fell in July from the previous year, customs data showed, as poor crush margins weighed on demand. Chin...

China's Soybean Imports To Slow In Late 2021

China's soybean imports are set to slow sharply in late 2021 from a record first-half tally, confounding expectations for sustained growth from the to...

Rising Freight Costs Add To Food Buyers' Woes Amid High Grain Prices

Rising costs to ship crops globally are adding to concerns about food inflation that are already at decade-highs and hitting cost-sensitive consumers in im...

Euro Zone Trade Surplus Surges In April: Eurostat

The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was almost five times higher in April than a year earlier, mainly thanks to a strong rebound in exports of machine...

Global Food Import Costs To See Record Surge This Year: FAO

Global food import costs are expected to rise 12% in 2021 to a record due to surging commodity prices and robust demand during the COVID-19 crisis, the Uni...