Ken Roberts

Ranked #1 in the the U.S. by value: Port Laredo. The Astonishing Port of Laredo: scmr.com/article/the-as…

Can't vouch for the translations...

It looks like when 2023 comes to an end, we will have a new No. 1 trade partner, new No. 1 port, new No. 1 export and new No. 1 import. forbes.com/sites/kenrober… via @forbes

Gaza Trades With The U.S. But It Was Down 84% Before Hamas Invasion forbes.com/sites/kenrober… via @forbes

Looking forward to hearing this #nearshoring discussion as Mexico remains the #1 U.S. trade partner. Our own @TradeDataGuy will be in Pharr to discuss latest trade stats. #TradeMatters

The police in Marion, Kansas, don’t want people to read this local newspaper’s reporting on the wrongdoing of a high-profile community member, so I am more than pleased to help bring that reporting to the attention of a national audience… kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/pol…

⁦@gideonrachman⁩ states the obvious - yet rarely said in Washington: Biden admin is an intellectual successor to Donald Trump. Yes, most US allies found Trump admin to be even easier, more pragmatic to deal with. ft.com/content/f43f0e…

Houston Bush Airport has grown over 13% YTD. This Texas airport moves a variety of cargo including ✈️Plane parts 💉Plasma/Vaccines 🖥️Computers 📲Cell phones More: fly2houston.com/biz/opportunit… @iah #tradematters

Hidden taxes that affect the poor and middle class more than the wealthy.

🇧🇷#Brazil 2024 harvest outlooks are starting to roll in. Celeres Consultancy on Thursday pegged 23/24 #soybeans at 165.9 mmt versus this year's record crop of around 157 mmt. StoneX Monday forecast 163.5 mmt for next year and USDA is at 163 mmt.

🍉U.S. Imports of Melons & Papayas (including watermelons) is up 23% compared to last year. We love our melons from #Mexico, #Honduras, #Guatemala entering the U.S. at Nogales, @PortEverglades, @pharrtxbridge, @PhilaPort and others. #tradedata #imports #perishables #produce

Another boneheaded move coming on #tariffs? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Attention Comrades! The Sugar Commissar has increased the amount of sugar you are allowed to buy in FY 23.

This is pretty unbelievable. forbes.com/sites/kenrober… via @forbes

"As we help other nations to be prosperous, to trade with us, we are not doing this purely from a standpoint of altruism. Not at all. We are working from the position of enlightened self-interest." President Eisenhower presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/addr…

@JGodiasMurphy Bipartisan. Be careful what you wish for.

Today US officials say trade agreements are outdated and contribute “to the very problems we are now trying to address.” But the rest of the world is changing ahead. Now EU exporters will secure better access to the Kenyan market—and vice versa—than US workers and companies.

Eagle Pass on the border of Texas and Mexico is the #1 Importer in the U.S. of 🍺Beer 🚒Commercial vehicles 🏗️Iron, steel springs Watch for more: my.idomoo.cloud/11785/68bPLJR8…

@meat773 kroberts@worldcityweb.com

@TradeDataGuy any way I can get in contact with you about some trade data? I'm attempting to conduct some research on plasma exports

THREAD: In honor of World Trade Week, here are excerpts from Presidential Proclamations recognizing this week from Harry S. Truman through Donald J. Trump.

@FreeTradeBryan Pro-trade crowd needs a better PR/marketing message.

From 2000 to 2021 for every dollar increase in imports of manufactured goods from China, U.S. manufacturing output increased by $2.42 ntu.org/publications/d…