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A group of U.S. commodity groups has criticized U.S. trade officials for backing off earlier efforts

The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation dismissed an EC offer tocut European ag

The London Futures and Options Exchange plans to begin trading raw sugar in a pit-style system for a

Sea-Land Service Inc., Edison, N.J., posted strong results for the third quarter of 1990. Th

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. CONSOLIDATES DIVISIONSNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. reduced i

Arguments continue in a heated California dispute that may provide a signal to insurance agents and

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Local 13 flexed its muscles Wednesday night to

American companies considering a lawsuit against Iraqi or Kuwaiti entities may be facing a particula

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended10-5 9-28

HONG KONG REMAINS COMMITTED TO AIRPORTHONG KONG - Despite a financial downturn, Hong Kong re

* Taiwan-China Trade Approaches $5 Billion 4A * Customs Update 5A* Textile Bill's Demise Hel

TEXTILE, APPAREL SECTOR SUFFERS BIG JOB LOSSESThe U.S. textile and apparel industry lost mor

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

PHILIPPINE DEFICIT IN TRADE SKYROCKETSMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines registered a for

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 397,000 people during the week end

Polish presidential campaign statements by Lech Walesa, the leader of Solidarity, are raising fears

CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OF EMBARGO ON GOODS GOING TO OR COMING FROM IRAQ AND KUWAIT. The Treasury Depart

Citing the chaos in the European Community over farm trade, a senior Bush administration official Th

An ocean carrier that transports liquefied natural gas wants Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skin

MARINE SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Oct. 15. New York. Quarterly luncheon meeting. Whitehall Clu

A courtroom victory for the Port of Houston in a dispute with a local terminal operator reinforces t

Part of the battle over pesticide exports in the farm bill centers on a survey conducted for the Nat

LUBRIZOL EXPANDS PRESENCE IN ASIAAmerican specialty chemicals manufacturer Lubrizol on Tuesd

Atlantic Container Line is adding another vessel to its liner service between the U.S. West Coast an

IRAN PLEDGES TO SELL CRUDE TO YUGOSLAVIALONDON - Iran is ready to sell oil to Yugoslavia und

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

SECOND JAPANESE BANK CHARGED IN STOCK CASEProsecutors Thursday linked a second major Japanes

Metropolitan Fashion Center of New York, a Chinese garment contractor, signed a lease for 40,000 squ

HOUSE PANEL EXPANDS SCOPE OF FARM CUTSHouse Agriculture Committee members Thursday broadened

Customers clamoring for clean Western coal have spurred the Louisville and Jefferson County Riverpor

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will hold hearings over the next five weeks to gauge p

Mexicana Airlines said it will defer its plan to halt Seattle passenger service by 10days to avoid l

NYPA DEVELOPS PLAN TO REPAIR INDIAN POINTBUCHANAN, N.Y. - State officials developed a plan t

Three insurance companies are showing "bad faith" by failing to provide coverage for four manufactur

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 238.36 off 2.50 which compare

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Liberia may take direct control over its merchant ship registry instead of employing a U.S. corporat

The U.S. dollar turned lower Thursday afternoon, except against the yen, on the growing squabble ov

Indirect trade between Taiwan and China should jump by more than 50 percent this year, even though t

Van Ommeren Ceteco, the Dutch transport and trading concern, intends to sell its fleet of 825 tank c