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Venture Global LNG, a U.S.-based LNG producer, received approval from President Trump’s administration on Wednesday to export LNG from a proposed Louisiana facility, which had previously encountered delays. The Department of Energy (DOE) granted approval for the Venture Global CP2 LNG export project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, earning accolades from business groups while facing sharp criticism from environmentalists. The Department has authorized the Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) gas export project, allowing it to sell natural gas to nations without a free trade agreement with the United States. LNG export projects generally require such approval before starting construction. The CP2 authorization…

Jordanian food manufacturers are actively participating in the three-day International Food and Drink Event (IFE) 2025 in London this week to broaden reach in the UK market. According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the three-day event provides an essential platform for Jordanian food manufacturers to exhibit an array of products, such as confectionery, baked goods, spices, nuts, and specialty foods, to international buyers and distributors. The event, which started on Monday and concludes on Wednesday, serves as a pivotal opportunity for Jordanian food manufacturers to boost businesses. Ahmad Khudari, President of the Jordan Exporters Association, emphasized the event’s role…

India’s Commerce Ministry has suggested imposing a 12% safeguard duty on certain steel products to shield the country’s domestic industry from a flood of low-cost imports, particularly from countries like China, prompted by tariffs introduced by the U.S. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies, the trade investigations wing of the Commerce Ministry, has proposed implementing the duties for a duration of 200 days, as stated in a preliminary decision released late on Tuesday. Safeguard measures are implemented during unexpected surges in imports that risk the domestic industry, the ministry said. The final decision will be declared after 30 days of…

The Pakistan Directorate General of Customs has revised the customs values for 104 varieties of branded chocolates imported from different countries. On Monday, the directorate released a new valuation ruling (1980 of 2025), increasing the assessed values of branded chocolates for estimating duties and taxes during the import process. The customs values have been updated for a wide range of imported chocolate brands, including Kit Kat Bars/Wafers, Mars, Bounty, Snickers, Alprose Swiss Butter, Cadbury, Galaxy, Galaxy Jewels Chocolates, After Eight, Lindt, Belgian Chocolate, M&M Chocolate Beans, Milky Way, Skittles Fruit Beans, Toblerone, Choco Jinny, Maltesers Chocolate, and other branded chocolates.…

Beijing has reinstated export registrations, enabling hundreds of U.S. pork and poultry facilities to resume exports to China, industry groups reported on Monday. The decision follows earlier lapses that had jeopardized shipments to China, according to Reuters. China has extended the registrations for U.S. pork and poultry facilities by five years, covering those that had expired in February and over the weekend. According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council, registrations for U.S. beef facilities have not yet been renewed. The renewals provide relief to U.S. farmers and meat companies dealing with trade…

Korean melons are now exported to Vietnam after 17 years of quarantine negotiations. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) of South Korea reported that Korean melons were exported for the first time on Monday, marking a significant milestone following the completion of quarantine negotiations with Vietnam. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), under South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, declared that the Seongju Agricultural Cooperative in North Gyeongsang Province successfully exported Korean melons to Vietnam for the first time, following the conclusion of quarantine negotiations with Vietnam in April of last year. Since 2008, the…

Indonesia’s Minister of Energy declared plans to grant Freeport Indonesia a six-month export license for copper concentrates. Indonesia has outlined to grant the mining company Freeport Indonesia a six-month license to export copper concentrate, supporting operations amid the smelter repair. The decision seeks to ensure the continuation of government royalty revenues while assisting Freeport in addressing the consequences of fire damage. On Monday, Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia proclaimed the extension of the export permit, emphasizing the government’s dedication to maintaining revenue from the mining company. “We are giving six months so they can expeditiously fix the smelter so Indonesia can…

The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations with a request to export eggs as the nation contends with soaring egg prices and supply shortages, the Nordic country’s egg association reported on Friday. The appeal comes amid rising egg prices in the U.S., following high tariffs imposed by Trump on imports from neighboring countries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approached Denmark and other European nations, requesting an increase in egg exports as U.S. poultry farms struggle with avian flu. U.S. wholesale egg prices have hit record highs despite Trump’s pledge to reduce egg prices on…

The European Union on Friday backed plans to impose tariffs on certain fertilizers and additional farm imports from Russia and its ally Belarus to intensify financial pressure on Moscow. The measures, introduced by the European Commission in January, received approval from government representatives during a meeting in Brussels. The proposal focuses on the remaining 15% of Russian agricultural products excluded from the extensive tariffs implemented last July. If enacted, it would impose EU tariffs on all agricultural imports from Russia. The European Council stated that the newly imposed tariffs are anticipated to curtail Russia’s export revenues and hinder its ability…

The Government of Sudan has officially imposed an import ban on all products from Kenya in response to Kenya hosting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), currently engaged in a two-year civil war against the Sudan army. In a decree issued by Sudan’s Acting Minister of Trade and Supplies, Omar Ahmed Mohamed Ali, it was stated that the importation of all products from Kenya through all ports, crossings, airports, and entry points is suspended effective immediately and until further notice. Last month, the Rapid Support Forces and its associated political and armed groups signed a political charter in Nairobi to…