Four South American countries were among the five largest soybean oil exporters in 2023, according to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Argentina and Brazil ranked first and second, with 2,770 million and 2,517 million dollars and year-on-year declines of 45.3% and 36.2%, respectively. In third position
Global oil, food and coal prices have fallen, but remain substantially higher than before the pandemic. According to Brazil‘s Petrobras, the conflict in Ukraine has led to continued disruption of supply chains (but less than in 2022), mainly in European energy markets, leading to higher energy prices (alternatives
The global airline industry will increase its profits from $23.3 billion in 2023 to $25.7 billion in 2024, predicts the International Air Transport Association (IATA). What is IATA? A trade association made up of airlines and air cargo carriers that was founded in 1945 and has 290 airlines
Mexico and India ranked among the top countries with the most asylum applications to Canada in 2023, according to data from the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Applications from citizens of Mexico totaled 23,910, followed by those from citizens of India (11,285), Nigeria (9,155), Turkey (6,385)
Mexico and Brazil were the world’s largest papaya exporters in 2023, followed by Guatemala, the United States and the Netherlands. In that year, Mexican foreign sales of papaya were 123.7 million dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4%, according to data from the Ministry of Economy. Previously, exports of
China, the European Union and Brazil were placed as the largest pork producers in 2023 and will remain so in 2024, according to forecasts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA). At the top, China produced 57 million 940,000 tons in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 4.6 percent. The