Insights and Stories on Japan

ICE weekly outlook: Canola values stay rangebound

Sep. 25, 2019 at 5:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola prices have been characterized as “firm one day and softer the next,” this week, remaining largely rangebound in light trading activity. “It’s hard to tell why, but canola oscillates between stronger than soybeans and then weaker,” said Ken Ball of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg. “It’s just spreaders […]

U.S., Japan sign limited trade deal

Sep. 25, 2019 at 5:05 pm CDT

By David Lawder Jeff Mason

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit up as trade tensions cool

Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as trade tensions ease

Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

Aug. 24, 2019 at 3:08 am CDT

By David Lawder Kaori Kaneko

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

May. 21, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

The last of Japan’s BSE-related restrictions on Canadian beef are lifted as of last Friday, with the Japanese government’s agreement to allow beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age (OTMs). Citing industry estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said the added access announced Tuesday could mean an increase of […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as market assesses trade battles

May. 20, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed mixed on Monday as traders weighed positive news of easing trade tensions with Mexico and Canada against signs that trade ties with China are worsening. The U.S. struck deals last week to lift tariffs on […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as Japan drops U.S. beef import curbs

May. 17, 2019 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Friday, buoyed by news that Japan will eliminate long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, traders said. The agreement reopens full beef trade after Japan in 2003 banned U.S. beef over concerns about bovine […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

May. 17, 2019 at 6:22 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Japan has agreed to eliminate its long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, opening full access to U.S. cattle products after more than 15 years, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Friday. “The new terms, which take effect immediately, allow […]

By Reuters

Pacific pact spurs Canadian ag sales to Japan as U.S. watches

Jan. 10, 2019 at 8:21 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — At the Canadian embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers. The annual Canadian beef buffet reception attracted 126 people, up sharply from the usual 30 to 40. […]

By Rod Nickel

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