Insights and Stories on Trade

Dec. 12, 2023 at 9:52 am CST

Australia's trade ministry said on Tuesday that China had lifted restrictions on imports of meat from three Australian abattoirs, in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries.

By Reuters

Dec. 5, 2023 at 9:51 am CST

The federal government took another step yesterday toward establishing its Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) in Manila, Philippines, with the appointment of its first executive director. Federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay announced that Diedrah Kelly had been appointed to the post. Kelly is a long-time representative of Global Affairs […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Oct. 12, 2023 at 2:16 pm CDT

Canberra | Reuters — The Australian government said on Wednesday it had bought a supply of vaccines for lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly infectious condition affecting cattle, as part of efforts to control the disease and maintain live animal exports. The government says Australia is free of LSD but […]

By Reuters

Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:40 am CDT

Kyiv | Reuters – A senior Ukrainian official accused Russia on Friday of threatening civilian vessels in the Black Sea, and urged the international community to condemn what he said were “the methods of terrorists”. Russia last week quit a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukraine, a major global grain producer, to […]

By Reuters

Jul. 26, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

Marketsfarm – The decision by the United States Federal Reserve on July 26 to raise its key interest rates mostly served as a distraction on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) from other events affecting grain futures.  The central bank continued its efforts to wrangle inflation by pushing interest rates […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm