Insights and Stories on Duties

Jun. 4, 2018 at 7:38 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs includes proposed duties on U.S. maple syrup, a nod to a national symbol and a powerful industry in Quebec that could hurt producers in Maine. While small in dollar value, the tariff shows how Canada’s […]

By Allison Martell

Mar. 26, 2018 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Monday as fears eased that a trade war with China will take a bite out of crop exports. The markets ultimately closed lower on technical selling and profit-taking, analysts said. However, traders were breathing easier after China’s […]

By Tom Polansek

Jan. 10, 2018 at 10:59 am CST

Geneva | Reuters — Canada has launched a wide-ranging trade dispute against the United States, challenging Washington’s use of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, Canada said in a WTO filing dated Dec. 20 and published on Wednesday. Canada appeared to be mounting a case on behalf of the rest of the […]

By Tom Miles

Dec. 21, 2017 at 11:53 am CST

CNS Canada — India is introducing immediate 30 per cent tariffs on imports of chickpeas and lentils, the country’s government announced Thursday. The import duties follow the 50 per cent tariff on yellow peas India introduced in November, and come as part of ongoing efforts by India to support farmers. […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Aug. 23, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The potential for a storm in the Gulf of Mexico to bring rain to parts of the U.S. Midwest has caught the attention of the grain and oilseed markets. “If it turns farther north and hits some of the dry spots in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois that […]

By Dave Sims