Insights and Stories on Tariffs

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

Dec. 9, 2019 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers […]

Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

Dec. 9, 2019 at 8:20 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as China offers tariff waivers

Dec. 6, 2019 at 3:49 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news

Dec. 4, 2019 at 5:45 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grain World: Opportunities great for Canadian pulses, AGT CEO says

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. vows 100 per cent tariffs on France’s champagne, cheese over digital tax

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:58 am CST

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100 per cent on US$2.4 billion in imports from France of champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France’s new digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies. The U.S. […]

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder

Trump, citing U.S. farmers, slaps metal tariffs on Brazil, Argentina

Dec. 2, 2019 at 6:49 pm CST

Washington/Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from the two countries in a measure that shocked South American officials and left them scrambling for answers. In an early morning tweet, Trump said the […]

By Andrea Shalal Gabriel Stargardter

EU lawmakers clear U.S. beef imports but fault U.S. tariffs

Nov. 28, 2019 at 3:03 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — European Union lawmakers approved an increase in U.S. beef imports to the EU on Thursday, a move likely to ease transatlantic tensions. But they also criticized tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on metal imports and a threat he has made to target EU cars […]

By philip-blenkinsop

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall to two-month low

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to a two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and expectations that increased rains will benefit crops in rival shipper South America. Corn and wheat futures also fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday, when U.S. markets will close. […]