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Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminum duties

Mar. 13, 2025 at 11:31 am CDT

Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminium products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.

Potash miner K+S says US farmers to foot the bill for Trump’s tariffs

Mar. 13, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

By Rafal Wojciech Nowak Reuters Tristan Veyet

U.S. forecaster sees neutral weather conditions persisting through summer

Mar. 13, 2025 at 10:16 am CDT

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U.S. grains: Chicago grains and soybeans extend losses as trade fights roil

Mar. 12, 2025 at 3:15 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Tariffs make pork business more complicated, Smithfield Foods CEO says

Mar. 12, 2025 at 11:39 am CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures end lower for third straight session; corn, wheat fall

Mar. 11, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday for a third straight session, coming under pressure from hefty South American supplies hitting the global market and uncertainty over how U.S. tariffs will affect domestic demand, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

China tightens trade rules as Canadian tariffs spark price volatility

Mar. 11, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

Zhengzhou Exchange on Tuesday raised the trading margin requirements for some rapeseed (canola) meal futures contracts to 9 per cent from seven per cent after Beijing's 100 per cent tariff on Canadian imports triggered a two-day rally that pushed prices to a five-month high.

By Ella Cao Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Trump says he’ll double tariffs on Canadian metals, calls for tariffs to be dropped on dairy

Mar. 11, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double tariffs on Canadian metals to 50 per cent, and called for removal of "Anti-American farmer" tariffs on dairy.

By Andrea Shalal David Ljunggren Doina Chiacu Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall on weakness in oil market, China deflation worries

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans ended lower on Monday, as prices were weighed down by weakness in the oil market and traders' concern over Chinese deflation, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Chinese rapeseed meal, oil contracts surge after tariffs on Canadian imports

Mar. 10, 2025 at 11:18 am CDT

Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal and oil contracts jumped on Monday, the first day of trade since China decided to impose 100 per cent tariffs on imports of those agricultural products from Canada.

By Ella Cao Mei Mei Chu Reuters