Revenues from tolls from the Panama Canal for fiscal year 2020 (concluded in September) reached 2,663 million dollars, an increase of 2.7% year-on-year, according to data from the Panama Canal Authority (PCA). As of September 30, 2020, the Canal’s total workforce (which includes temporary and permanent employees) was
World commodity prices rebounded in 2021 after two years of year-on-year declines, according to information from UNCTAD. In 2021, the positive trend in commodity prices has continued from the low observed in the second quarter of 2020. The aggregate index of raw materials registered an increase of 25%
World corn trade will decline for the first time in 13 years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) projected. Specifically: forecasts suggest that in the 2021/2022 season (July/June) world trade will be 179.2 million tons, a decrease of 5% in year-on-year terms. How is this result in disaggregated form?
Australia will remain at the top of the world’s largest iron ore exporters for the next three years, according to Australian government projections. In fact, Australia more than doubled its closest competitor in this indicator, Brazil. First of all, the top five positions in 2020 were as follows:
Canada leads electricity exports to the United States, with which it has a surplus of 1.4 billion dollars in this product. Above all, Canada is a leading energy supplier to the northeastern United States. Both countries have highly integrated power grids, with bilateral trade of $ 2.3 billion
The Netherlands, Germany and France were placed in the lead of the exporting countries of aagri-food and fishing products of the European Union, according to a report by the Government of Spain. After the 18.3% market share of the Netherlands in total of these exports, Germany (14.2%) and