Insights and Stories on United States

Jul. 16, 2020 at 6:39 pm CDT

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Restrictions on non-essential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug. 21, Canada and the United States announced Thursday. “Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the current border measures by one month until Aug. 21, and we’re […]

By David Shepardson, Steve Scherer

Jun. 11, 2020 at 7:35 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The United States is using the case of a senior Chinese telecoms executive who was arrested in Vancouver on a U.S. warrant 18 months ago to create friction between China and Canada, China’s envoy to Canada said on Thursday. “The U.S. has been taking advantage of […]

By Steve Scherer

Jun. 3, 2020 at 7:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Over the last few weeks, soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have stabilized, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. “And that’s a good thing. Where this goes from here is still anybody’s guess,” he said. Noting that the crops […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 2, 2020 at 3:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — India is temporarily reducing import tariffs on lentils originating from most countries. The India government’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Tuesday posted “Notice 26/2020-Customs,” which lowers import taxes on most lentils entering the country, from 30 per cent to 10 per cent. The reduction, which […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Jun. 1, 2020 at 3:40 pm CDT

Updated, June 1 — Chicago/Beijing/Singapore | Reuters — State-owned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing. The […]

By Hallie Gu, Karl Plume, Keith Zhai