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Uncertain Environment Affects Retailers' Expectations: Svensk Handel

The confidence of Swedish traders has been undermined by the uncertain environment caused by rising prices and the war in Ukraine, according to the latest...

Maersk Calls At Russian Ports To Pick Up 50,000 Stranded Containers

Shipping group Maersk still has vessels calling at Russian ports to deliver containers booked before the invasion of Ukraine began and to pick up around 50...

Argentina Halts Export Registration For Soy Oil, Meal

Argentina has halted registration of export sales of soy oil and meal, the South American country's government said, drawing swift condemnation from the in...

Bulgaria Hampering Grain Exports Amid Ukraine War, Producers Say

Bulgaria is starting to slow grain vessel loadings through administrative checks in what companies fear is an attempt to halt exports in response to the wa...

Coffee Traders Seeking Advance Payment In New Deals With Russia

Coffee traders are seeking advance payment in any new deal to sell beans to Russia as Western sanctions hit the financial system of the world's sixth large...

Irish Trade With Northern Ireland Sees Rapid Growth Post Brexit

Ireland's trade with Northern Ireland grew rapidly in 2021 with imports up 65% and exports to the British-run region 54% higher, helping to offset a 13% fa...

Nigeria Cocoa Exports Rose 44% y-o-y In First Eight Months Of 2021

Nigerian cocoa exports rose 43.5% in the first eight months of 2021 from a year earlier to 100,779 tonnes, official data showed, as demand recovered in the...

Northern Ireland Minister Orders Halt To Agri-Food Brexit Checks

Northern Ireland's agriculture minister on Wednesday ordered a halt from midnight to all post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods coming into the region from...