Most of the attention to USDA's hogs and pigs reports is focused on their quarterly numbers. They also publish monthly estimates as part of the quarterly reports. Perhaps the most import number in the December 27 report was their estimate ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
It is said some of Taiwan's steel plate distributors has purchased carbon steel plates from China mills around middle to late December by confirmed price US$550/MT CFR to Taiwan; the purchase quantity might be limited, but it should be ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released its ApparelStats 2013 and ShoeStats 2013 reports, serving as snapshots of the U.S. apparel and footwear industry market trends. ApparelStats and ShoeStats examine the latest ...
Tags: Apparel Statistical Report, AAFA
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.0 percent in December last year, down 0.4 percentage points compared to November but remaining above 50 percent for the 15th consecutive month, according to ...
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According to the data announced by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), in November last year the value of Indonesia's steel imports decreased by 13.64 percent compared to the previous month, amounting to $603.5 million, while the country's import ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
Based on preliminary US Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that the US imported a total of 2,584,000 net tons (nt) of steel in November, including 1,906,000 nt of finished steel (down 16.7 ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Mineral
The exports of garments from China to the Asean region increased by 42 percent year-on-year during January-October 2013 period, according to the data released by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Textiles, China TexNet ...
Tags: Apparel Export, garments
Till date nearly 1 crore bales have arrived in the market and approximately 2.75 crore bales are yet to arrive in the Indian market. Mills and exporters are cautiously procuring cotton considering the financial tightness in the market. ...
Tags: Cotton Buying, Rupee Depreciation
China's fuel oil imports in November plunged 29.7% year on year to 1.46 million mt, General Administration of Customs data released Friday showed. The total was also down 12.4% from October. The volume refers to fuel oil classified as No. ...
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued a decision on application of provisional antidumping measures on certain imported cold-rolled stainless steel. The ministry said on its website on Friday that the decision was ...
Tags: Antidumping Taxes, Stainless Steel
How to attach label to Baosteel color-coated products as greener and more environment-friendly? How to add value to Baosteel color-coated products beyond what their prices could offer? How to maintain advantage of Baosteel with high-end ...
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China imported 1.73 million mt of natural gas via pipelines in November, up 8.2% year on year, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed Tuesday. Customs data records natural gas trade data in mt, similar to LNG ...
Tags: Gas Pipeline, cv
Spot prices of 98.5% 553-grade silicon metal in Asia continued to rise this week as suppliers lifted offer prices on deepening output cuts in South China. Platts assessed the Chinese export spot price at $2,050-2,090/mt FOB China ...
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American steel wire producers have postponed their price increases due to Christmas. However, they are going to hike the price by around US$11/ton after reopening steel market. The US producers expect the price of order could soar up by ...
Tags: Steel Wire, Mineral
According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first 11 months of the current year amounted to 31.52 million metric tons, 1.4 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral