After over 20 years of lobbying, the United States has been granted permission to export apples to Australia, but local farmers have raised concerns over the biosecurity risks. The decision was made after the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry published its final report for the risk analysis of commercially importing apples from Washington, Oregon,…

The United States and Kenya on has announced a new investment and trade partnership covering a wide range of industries and aiming to tackle corruption and protect the rights of workers, among other things. The United States-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) was announced during a virtual meeting between U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai…

India said on May 24 that it would limit sugar exports to 10 million tons due to its export levels reaching a record high in the past few months. India, the world’s top sugar producer and second-largest exporter after Brazil, stated that the move was necessary to maintain “domestic availability and price stability” amid tightening…

More than 100 members of Congress are calling on federal maritime authorities to probe what they say are ocean carrier actions that undermine American exports by refusing to pick up U.S. goods, instead returning empty after dropping off imports. In a letter (pdf) to Michael A. Khouri, chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the…