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China, with 1.3 billion people, will remain a net importer of corn, and help lead the export boom.
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Net Importer — A country or territory whose value of imported goods is higher than its value of exported goods over a given period of time. A net importer is the opposite of a net exporter. For example, Japan is one of the most industrialized nations in the… … Investment dictionary
net exporter — ➔ exporter * * * net exporter UK US noun [C] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION ► a country that exports more of a particular product that it imports: »Indonesia is a big net exporter of oil. → Compare NET IMPORTER(Cf. ↑ … Financial and business terms
importer — Any owner or other person possessing or having an interest in the goods between the time of importation and when they are released into free circulation. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * importer im‧port‧er [ɪmˈpɔːtə ǁ ˈpɔːrtər] noun… … Financial and business terms
Net Exporter — A country or territory whose value of exported goods is higher than its value of imported goods over a given period of time. A net exporter is the opposite of a net importer. Saudi Arabia and Canada are examples of net exporting countries because … Investment dictionary
net — net1 W3 [net] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(internet)¦ 2¦(for fishing/catching things)¦ 3¦(for sports)¦ 4¦(for keeping things out)¦ 5¦(material)¦ 6 slip through the net 7 fall/slip through the net 8 cast/spread your net wide ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
globaltrade.net — Logo de Globaltrade.net Activité site web / import export Site web http://www.globaltrade.net … Wikipédia en Français
Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… … Universalium
Agriculture in China — A farmer of the Hani minority, famous for their rice terraced mountains in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Agriculture is an important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily… … Wikipedia
Agriculture in Senegal — Most of Senegal lies within the drought prone Sahel region, with irregular rainfall and generally poor soils. With only about 5 percent of the land irrigated, Senegal continues to rely on rain fed agriculture, which occupies about 75 percent of… … Wikipedia
Export Land Model — The Export Land Model, or Export Land Model, refers to work done by Dallas geologist Jeffrey Brown, building on the work of others, and discussed widely on The Oil Drum. [ [http://www.theoildrum.com/tag/export land model Export Land Model… … Wikipedia
