Canadian ethanol producers seek urgent CFR reforms to counter subsidized U.S. imports threatening domestic investments, farmers, and clean fuel growth. Canada’s ethanol industry is urgently advocating for substantial amendments to the federal Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) to counter a significant competitive disadvantage posed by subsidized U.S. imports. Andrea Kent, vice-president of industry and government...Read More

The Executive Management Committee of Brazil’s Foreign Trade Chamber (Gecex-Camex) announced early Friday a series of trade defense measures, including actions aimed at the steel industry, as well as expanded support for exports. On the trade defense front, the agency approved the inclusion of carbon steel bars on the list of products subject to temporary...Read More

Tokyo, May 29 (SANA)    Official Japanese data released on Friday showed that the country’s crude oil imports fell by nearly 66 percent in April compared with the same month a year earlier, amid the ongoing repercussions of the US Israeli–Iranian war in the Middle East on oil supplies from the region. Reuters quoted Japan’s Ministry of...Read More

The agreement, coming into force on June 1, is expected to expand duty-free market access, enhance LNG cooperation and position Oman as a critical logistics gateway for India amid regional geopolitical uncertainty. The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), set to take effect from June 1, 2026, is expected to significantly expand bilateral trade, strengthen...Read More

A US national has been sentenced by the Melbourne County Court after importing 12 kilograms of cocaine into Victoria in 2025. The woman, 34, was sentenced to eight years and 10 months’ jail, with a non-parole period of five years and eight months, after pleading guilty on 27 May, 2026, to one count of importing...Read More

Kurnool:Andhra Pradesh’s export of mangoes globally took a hit with regard to Japan, but exports to other international destinations have continued without disruption. Known for producing some of the most delicious mango varieties in the world, AP exports its produce to over 30 countries worldwide. Popular varieties, such as Alphonso and Kesar, which are a...Read More

Japan has suspended mango imports from India after quarantine officials found lapses in pest-control procedures at an Indian treatment facility during inspections earlier this year, affecting exports during the peak summer season. The suspension is the first such restriction imposed by Japan on Indian mangoes in nearly 20 years. Japan had earlier banned Indian mango...Read More

South Korea’s export engine keeps humming. The country is on track to post its 12th consecutive month of export growth in May, powered by an AI-fueled semiconductor boom that has turned Korean chipmakers into some of the most important companies on the planet. To put the scale of this streak in perspective: April 2026 exports...Read More

Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE, Dele Oye, has asserted that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has the capacity to save Nigeria more than N15 trillion yearly in fuel import costs and generate about $11 billion in foreign exchange through local refining and petroleum exports. He called on the Nigerian National Petroleum...Read More

Maharashtra’s onion-producing belt is witnessing one of its worst agricultural crises in recent years, with farmers in Nashik, Pune and adjoining regions forced to sell onions at throwaway prices as low as 50 paise to Rs 2 per kilogram in wholesale markets. The sharp crash in prices has triggered widespread anger among growers, many of...Read More