Imports

U.S. manufacturers are in a bind as fewer sales of domestic goods such as semiconductors and raw cotton caused the trade deficit to jump to its highest level since 2008, according to a Commerce Department report. Though imports shrank to $223.9 billion in...

One of the wildest weeks in Wall Street history came to a tame close with stocks not far from where they began Monday morning. After four consecutive days of 400-point swings, the Dow Jones industrial average rose a relatively modest......

The nation's busiest seaport, Los Angeles, is on pace to have a record year in exports, officials announced Friday. Exports through the harbor in July were up 12.8% to 165,135 containers, from 146,369 a year ago. In 2010, the No.......

California heaviest-hit by job losses related to trade with China...

Federal authorities said Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly $1 million worth of counterfeit portable memory chips hidden inside hundreds of karaoke machines shipped into the Port of Long Beach....

U.S. pork producers are partnering with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to provide pork for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern sections of Japan on March 11. Estimates are that more than a half million...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Farmers Union members from across the country learned what to expect from the 2012 Farm Bill from a variety of perspectives during National Farmers Union's (NFU) 109th annual convention in San Antonio, Texas. Convention goers heard...

 BEIJING (AP) — China reported a surprise trade deficit in February as surging prices for oil and other commodities pushed up its import bill. February export growth plunged to 2.4 percent as businesses were idled for the weeklong Lunar New Year...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Honey companies and importers are launching a program in January to try to stop the flow of illegally sourced honey from coming into the country. The True Source Honey Initiative is an effort by a handful of producers and importers...

The business agent for several honey importers has been arrested on federal charges lodged in Chicago, alleging she conspired to illegally import Chinese honey, prosecutors said today. Shu Bei “Kathy” Yuan, a Chinese national, was arrested...

When Russia imposed an embargo on wheat exports this year, soaring wheat prices raised concern about the possibility of a new food crisis. Importing countries rushed to avoid supply shortages, producers hesitated to market their reserves, and brokers...

China reported an unexpectedly large trade surplus in April, likely helping U.S. officials in their demands for faster Chinese currency appreciation while the two countries hold high-level talks in Washington. China's trade surplus grew to $11.4 billion...