Export

People visit a nail polish booth at the China Import and Export Fair in Guandgong province, China.

Chinese exporters worry more about the rising cost of doing business at home than trade wars

The US imposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods last month, escalating the tariff war between the world’s two largest economies. But the cost of raw materials and high staff turnover in China is more worrisome for exporters than the US-China trade wars, according to a recent Reuters poll.

A man is silhouetted against a molten orange background.

US open to tariff exemptions for more countries

North Dakota leads the nation in the production of several crops including: barley, canola, spring wheat, and honey. A low population state, farmers there rely heavily on exports.

Trump says we’re losing badly with trade. But North Dakota suggests otherwise.

Economics
Kevin Christensen looks on as his son, Lane Christensen, sharpens an industrial drill bit. Christensen’s four-person company turned into an international exporter in a matter of months with help from the US Commercial Service.

The underfunded govt program that got drill bits from rural North Dakota to Zimbabwe

Economics

UN Approves First Global Arms Treaty

Conflict & Justice
The World

Water For Sale

Living On Earth contributor Bob Carty reports on the changing nature of water from resource to commodity. Demand for fresh water is on the rise worldwide, and nations with abundant supplies, such as Canada, are weighing whether or not to begin exporting what is becoming a precious commodity.

The World

Enviro Tech Exporting

Terry FitzPatrick reports on the Clinton administration’s efforts to bolster exports of cleanup technology. Entrepreneurs are hopeful their products will see improved sales overseas. But some critics call it corporate welfare and others say it’s too little too late to help the U.S.’s sagging envirotech industry.

The World

Water for Sale

Living On Earth contributor Bob Carty reports on the changing nature of water from resource to commodity. Demand for fresh water is on the rise worldwide, and nations with abundant supplies, such as Canada, are weighing whether or not to begin exporting what is becoming a precious commodity.