Insights and Stories on United States

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

Jan. 2, 2020 at 12:49 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints, the commerce ministry said, a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbours such as Kazakhstan, Russia and perhaps Ukraine. The changes come as China looks to diversify soybean imports […]

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

Dec. 19, 2019 at 4:57 pm CST

By Karl Plume P.J. Huffstutter

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

Dec. 13, 2019 at 12:37 pm CST

By David Lawder Stella Qiu

Nestle sells U.S. ice cream brands to Froneri

Dec. 11, 2019 at 5:51 pm CST

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder cattle market under weight of imports

Dec. 10, 2019 at 2:15 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

Dec. 9, 2019 at 2:53 pm CST

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has […]

By stephanie-nebehay

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

Dec. 9, 2019 at 8:20 am CST

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam is considering cutting tariffs on several U.S. products, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Monday, after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urged Vietnam to reduce its trade surplus during a visit to Hanoi last month. Tariffs on chicken and processed chicken meat, […]

By Reuters

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

Nov. 29, 2019 at 7:54 pm CST

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Geopolitics is again shaping the international scene, including China, Jason Shapiro explained here Thursday at the Grain World conference. Geopolitics, he said, resulted in catastrophic global wars and generated very little peace for close to a century. Shapiro, director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures — an […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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. corn exports falter, soybean business could meet same fate

Nov. 7, 2019 at 9:58 am CST

Fort Collins | Reuters – It is no secret that overseas demand for U.S. corn has been downright terrible as of late, and relief does not seem likely in the immediate term as purchase commitments remain dismal. Forward sales for U.S. soybeans are nothing to brag about either, but soy exporters have […]

By Karen Braun

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