Details of trade, in both directions, across all transport modes now available MIAMI – May 15, 2014 - Datamyne announced the release of detailed trade data – including the names of importing and exporting companies – covering the cross-border commerce of Costa Rica....
Coverage of leading US trading partner begins with data on 2012 and 2013 trade MIAMI – May 14, 2014 - Datamyne announced that it will be offering online access to data on the import-export trade of Canada, the US’s top export market, second-ranked source for imports...
Latest acquisition brings Datamyne coverage to over 70% of the world’s trade MIAMI – May 13, 2014 - Datamyne has expanded its searchable database of international trade, the world’s largest such database, to include the Russian Federation’s import and export...
It’s a textbook case in the need to diversify sources of supply: The US imports about 97% of its limes from Mexico and, right now, limes are a scarce and expensive commodity in Mexico. Disease and bad weather have combined to reduce crop yields, shortages have boosted...
by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor A new US program and a revised World Trade Organization agreement aimed at getting governments to shop for best value instead of lowest cost may open significant opportunities for US companies to sell in foreign markets. The US Trade...
by Peter Quinter, guest columnist Customs and Border Protection (CBP) just issued its 2013 annual report on seizures of counterfeit merchandise that attempted to enter the US illegally. The statistics on CBP counterfeit seizures continue to climb year after year in...
The New York Times reports that a new food is appearing on Passover tables following the Orthodox Union’s ruling that certain brands of quinoa could carry its “Kosher for Passover” symbol. It’s just the latest boost for quinoa, which has surged in popularity as a...
by Brian J. McCormick, guest columnist This is not another April Fool’s story. Finding what we at Chemcost Interactive* call “The New Cheap” – the markets that offer the lowest prices for chemicals commodities – takes digging into the data on global buying and selling...
Kellogg’s announcement that all its palm oil suppliers must source the low-trans-fat oil in a way that is “environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable” is a major win for environmentalists. Kellogg will be working through its supply chain...
Russians have launched a retaliatory Internet campaign of tongue-in-cheek sanctions against US President Obama, Reuters reports. It includes Twitter users forbidding Obama from Russian vodka under the hashtag “MySanctions” (#МоиСанкции). There’s every chance Obama...
