Supply Chain - China

New China Import Rules Bring Headaches For Irish Whiskey Makers

Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with new Chinese food and beverage regulation.

Soybeans, Corn, Wheat End Firmer On Bargain Buying

U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on bargain buying after a six-session slide and better-than-expected weekly export sales data, analysts said. Co...

Maersk Lifts Outlook As Supply Chain Disruptions Push Up Shipping Rates

The world's biggest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Monday lifted its full-year earnings outlook after reporting strong preliminary quar...

Euro Zone Trade Surplus Surges, But Less Than Expected, In April

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 Surge 12% To Record 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...

China's Corn, Wheat Imports In 2020 Reach Record Highs

China's grains imports soared to record highs in 2020, customs data showed, after tight domestic corn supplies pushed prices to multi-year peaks, driving d...

China 2020 Meat Imports Close To 10 Million Tonnes, Up 60% Year On Year

China imported 9.91 million tonnes of meat in 2020, customs data showed, as the world's biggest consumer of meat stocked up on proteins after a further plu...

China To Force Firms To Report Use Of Plastic In New Recycling Push

Restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery firms will be forced to report their utilisation of single-use plastics to the authorities and also submit f...