Manufacturing production in the United States increased 1.4% in July, compared to the immediately previous month, the Federal Reserve reported on Tuesday. Overall, the reopening is progressing rapidly in the United States despite the incipient increase in new Covid-19 cases in July. As a whole, industrial production increased
First Germany and then the United Kingdom and France, they were the world’s largest cheese importers in 2020, according to statistics from the World Trade Organization (WTO). German foreign purchases of cheese (including curd) totaled $ 4.71 billion last year. Meanwhile, cheese imports to the UK were $
The EIA forecast world oil production to average 98.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in the second half of 2021 (2H21), down from a July forecast of 99.4 million b/d. Which is the reason? The lower forecast production from OPEC, which is only slightly offset by increased production
Global steel production rose 14.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2021, to 1 trillion 003.9 billion tonnes, World Steel reported. The 64 countries included in this indicator accounted for approximately 98% of global crude steel production in 2020. Regions and countries covered: Africa: Egypt, Libya, South Africa.
Global production from zinc mines fell 5.9% year-on-year in 2020, the Australian government reported. In particular, production fell 3.7% in China compared to a 6.9% decrease in other parts of the world, highlighting China’s strong role in zinc mine production. Zinc is found in the earth’s crust primarily
In Mexico, 68% of citizens changed their eating habits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent study by Kantor, a retail consultancy. Above all, these changes were derived from the general decline in family income and the constant uncertainty about Mexico’s economic recovery. In 2021, the USDA