{"podcast":{"title":"Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce","slug":"global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","podcast_index_feed_id":7871813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/global-trade.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Global Trade with Fexingo is a daily examination of the rules, institutions, and politics that govern international commerce. Lucas and Luna dissect the latest developments at the World Trade Organization, from dispute rulings and tariff disputes to the stalling Doha Round. They map the patchwork of free trade agreements — from the USMCA and RCEP to the AfCFTA — and assess how these deals reshape supply chains, labor standards, and intellectual property protections. Each episode grounds abstract policy in concrete numbers: the volume of trade at stake, the tariff lines that matter, the winners and losers in specific industries. The show is for trade economists, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand how trade tensions affect their operations. Lucas brings the global perspective; Luna stresses the real-world impact on exporters, importers, and workers. Together, they avoid ideology and focus on the data: what does a new EU carbon border adjustment mean for Indian steel? How does a Chinese export ban on rare earths hit electric vehicle production? Listeners leave each episode with a clearer map of the world's commercial arteries — and the choke points that coul…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:21:13.899418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813"},"episode":{"title":"The One Rule That Made Global Cocoa Trade Possible","slug":"the-one-rule-that-made-global-cocoa-trade-possible","published_at":"2026-07-08T20:07:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-one-rule-that-made-global-cocoa-trade-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0099.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0099.mp3","summary":"Episode 99 of Global Trade with Fexingo uncovers the obscure international standard that allows cocoa beans to flow from small farms in Ivory Coast to chocolate factories in Switzerland and the US. Lucas and Luna explain how the uniform classification system—based on bean size, cut test, and fermentation grade—solved the information asymmetry that once made cocoa trade a gamble. They trace the history from colonial grading schemes to the International Cocoa Organization's harmonized rules, and show how this single rule underpins a global market worth over $130 billion annually. Along the way, they reveal why a single moldy bean can sink an entire shipment, and how the same principle of standardized grading applies to other agricultural commodities. A concrete, surprising look at the invisible infrastructure of global commerce. #CocoaTrade #InternationalCocoaOrganization #GlobalTrade #Economics #SupplyChain #IvoryCoast #Ghana #Switzerland #Commodities #Standardization #CocoaBeans #Chocolate #TradeRules #Agriculture #Export #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #GlobalTradeWithFexingo Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 99 of Global Trade with Fexingo uncovers the obscure international standard that allows cocoa beans to flow from small farms in Ivory Coast to cho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":421,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/episodes/the-one-rule-that-made-global-cocoa-trade-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-one-rule-that-made-global-cocoa-trade-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}