Brazil breaks record for coffee exports
Brazil, the world’s largest producer and supplier of coffee, exported 44.5 million bags (of 60 kilograms) of this bean in 2020, a volume 9.4% higher than in 2019 and a record number for the country, despite the pandemic.
US soy starts 2021 with big sales to China
The new year got off to a big start for U.S. soybean trade, with sales and shipments to China totaling nearly 2 million metric tons for just the first week in January, according to the latest trade data.
India likely to export 10 MT of non-Basmati rice in 2020-21 season
The country had exported 8 million tonne in 2017-18, the highest export of non-basmati rice so far, B Krishna Rao, president, AIREA, said. India has exported around 7 million tonne of non-basmati rice till November and is likely to export around 10 million tonne in the 2020-21 season, which could be a record year, top […]
China to start buying soybeans from Tanzania as it seeks new suppliers
Analyst says the country is trying to reduce reliance on US and Brazil, but African production levels are too low to make a real difference It is the latest African nation to sign a deal for agricultural products with Beijing, which has pledged to expand imports
Rice, sugar push up Q1 farm exports by 23%
Despite Covid-19 and the lockdown, India saw a 23% increase in export of farm produce from April to June compared to the corresponding period last year, with rice and sugar dominating the charts.
Thai rice exports get a boost from global Covid-19 scare
The Covid-19 situation has led to many countries stocking up on food supplies, boosting orders for Thai rice, Chookiat Ophaswongse, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said. “These importers want our exporters to be ready to deliver 100 per cent of the order quantity immediately,” he said. “Previously, the importers preferred delivery of 50 […]