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Tra fish prices at 10-year high

11/05/2017

Tra (pangasius) fish prices skyrocketed last month, reaching a 10-year high, but experts warn that export of this seafood product could be unstable this year.

China questions U.S. trade investigations into steel imports

11/05/2017

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Thursday questioned U.S. trade investigations into imports of steel products from six countries including China, describing the measures as "excessive."

China becomes Vietnam's biggest catfish importer

10/05/2017

China has overcome the United States to become Vietnam's biggest importer of tra fish, a common kind of catfish, a local association said on Tuesday.

U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing

10/05/2017

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of new countervailing duty (CVD) and/or antidumping duty (AD) investigations of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, Italy, India, Korea, and Switzerland.

COMESA rolls out new system to monitor non-tariff barriers

10/05/2017

It will now be easier and faster for the business community in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to report trade barriers within the tripartite regional economic bloc, thanks to a new short messaging service (SMS) system. According to experts, the innovation that was launched last week will help improve regional trade.

Mexico sugar industry warns U.S. tough line sets bad NAFTA precedent

09/05/2017

A tough U.S. proposal on bilateral sugar trade with Mexico sets a bad precedent for an impending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the head of Mexico's sugar chamber, Juan Cortina, said on Tuesday.

Almost 700 firms lose export licences to US

09/05/2017

The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the import licences of 679 Vietnamese food and beverage manufactureres that did not re-register with the agency as required, or did so without following current procedures.

Mexico sugar chamber says to request anti-dumping US probe

09/05/2017

May 9 Mexican sugar producers will formally request the government to launch an anti-dumping probe into U.S. high-fructose corn syrup in the next few days, Mexico sugar chamber president Juan Cortina said on Tuesday.