Insights and Stories on United States

U.S. border reopens to Canadian land travelers

Nov. 8, 2021 at 4:36 pm CST

Toronto | Reuters — A steady stream of Canadian visitors, particularly retirees headed to U.S. sun spots, crossed the U.S. border by car on Monday for the first time in 20 months as Washington lifted travel restrictions. Traffic was heavy at times at some U.S. border posts such as Bluewater […]

U.S., UAE lead $4-bln effort to help farming adapt to climate change

Nov. 2, 2021 at 2:10 pm CDT

By Emma Rumney

Close-up of an American banknote (showing Lincoln) and a Chinese yuan banknote (Mao Zedong)

CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

Oct. 27, 2021 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Mexico won’t limit GMO corn imports from U.S., ag minister says

Oct. 22, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. to lift restrictions Nov. 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers

Oct. 15, 2021 at 5:27 pm CDT

By David Shepardson

White House heeded pressure to reopen Canada border, U.S. lawmaker says

Oct. 13, 2021 at 4:10 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — A U.S. congressman from New York said on Wednesday that political pressure had persuaded the White House to end a historic 19-month closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to millions of non-essential foreign visitors. Representative Brian Higgins, a Democrat representing a district along […]

By David Shepardson

Police reopen Ambassador Bridge

Oct. 4, 2021 at 3:09 pm CDT

Updated, Oct. 4 — Toronto | Reuters –– Canadian police reopened a major road bridge between Canada and the U.S. after largely shutting it down for hours on Monday to search for possible explosives in a vehicle, resulting in long delays for truckers at the busiest international crossing in North […]

By Reuters

U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021

Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring wheat production was pegged at 9.01 million tonnes by the government agency, down 44 per cent from the 15.99 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. puts up funds to prevent African swine fever

Sep. 29, 2021 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday pledged up to US$500 million to prevent the spread of the fatal pig virus African swine fever, after Haiti and the Dominican Republic recently confirmed outbreaks. A U.S. outbreak would likely slash U.S. pork exports and pig prices, hurting […]

By Tom Polansek

Xi raised Huawei case in recent call with Biden, White House says

Sep. 27, 2021 at 4:21 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The White House on Monday said a near-simultaneous release of a top Huawei executive and two Canadians detained shortly after her arrest was not a prisoner swap, but said the moves came up in a call between the Chinese and U.S. presidents weeks before. On Friday, […]

By alexandra-alper

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