Supply Chain Research

CAFTA-DR Likely Faces NAFTA’s Fate, Fruit and Clothes Pay the Price

January 14, 2019

The administration of President Donald Trump may be set to renegotiate the CAFTA-DR free trade deal with six Central American countries. It would be principally looking to remove the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Nicaragua for failing to deliver on political reforms. The administration h... Read more →

39% of U.S. Trade is Up for Review as Trump Nears Executive Order

March 21, 2017

President Trump is close to signing an executive order to review the existing 14 free trade deals that the U.S. currently has, Politico reports. There is a world of difference between review and renegotiation. So far only NAFTA is firmly up for renegotiation, and even there the formal process ... Read more →

Will Brazil Need a Pick-Me-Up Coffee?

February 8, 2017

Brazil will decide on February 10 whether it needs to allow green coffee imports to offset a local shortfall. This challenge has been illustrated by a steady drop in exports, which fell 6% in December. Globally shipments from Vietnam, Colombia and Peru have offset Brazil’s falling supplies. Pe... Read more →

Brother, Can You Lend a Pound (of Green Coffee)

December 14, 2016

Brazil may allow imports of green coffee to support the activities of its higher value added roast coffee exporters. Panjiva data shows shipments across the five main central and south American exporting countries have fallen 4% in September and 2% over the past 12 months. The largest exporter... Read more →

Thai Pineapple Producers Squeezed as Costa Rica’s Find New Markets

December 8, 2016

Logistics companies have added refrigerated capacity in anticipation of growing demand for fresh tropical fruits. One example of a major target will be the U.S., which imported $1.12 billion of pineapple products in the past 12 months according to Panjiva data. Tastes there have shifted toward... Read more →

NYK Wants a Bigger Bite of the Chilled Fruit Trade

November 30, 2016

NYK plans to expand its refrigerated container fleet by 13%, following similar moves by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, in response to increasing demand for Latin American fruit in Asia. Panjiva data shows fruit exports by seven central- and south-American countries to Asia increased 31% in the third ... Read more →

Latin American Experience Inauspicious for China-Colombia Trade Deal

October 12, 2016

China is looking to sign a free trade agreement with Colombia, which sorely needs it. Panjiva data shows Colombia’s exports fell 27% in July lead by weaker coffee and oil shipments. Yet, similar deals with other Latin American countries have had a limited impact. Around 77% of Chile’s exports ... Read more →

Costa Rica a Regional Bright Spot as Exports Grow 11% in April

May 24, 2016

The Costa Rica trade balance increased to $464 million in April, up 23% from March but down 6.8% from a year earlier according to central bank data. The improved balance from a year earlier resulted from a 11.4% increase in exports. Costa Rica’s largest trade partners are the U.S. and EU, foll... Read more →

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