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Vanessa Kummer checks the quality of her family farm’s 2018 soybean crops near Colfax, N.D. on Aug. 6, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Dan Koeck)

China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on soybeans, beef, pork, more

By Judy Hua, Se Young Lee August 23, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China said Friday it will impose retaliatory tariffs against about US$75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting as much as an extra 10 per cent on top of existing rates in the dispute between the world’s top two economies. The latest salvo from China comes after the United States unveiled tariffs […] Read more

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No fresh aid package for U.S. farmers planned for now, Perdue says

By Reuters April 30, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration does not have any active plans to provide more aid to farmers at the moment but can consider the option if the trade negotiations and weak commodity prices linger, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. “We have been very clear to the agriculture community that […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn watching trade talks

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm February 27, 2019

Movement in grain and oilseed futures at the Chicago Board of Trade remains highly dependent on developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China. China-U.S. trade negotiations have provided some sporadic support for the futures, but there have yet to be any concrete developments. While confirmation of an actual deal would change the outlook, […] Read more

Flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Inakiantonana/E+/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

EU trade chief says U.S. talks won’t include agriculture

By Chris Prentice January 10, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The European Union and United States have not yet agreed on the scope of trade negotiations, but the bloc will not include agriculture in the talks, its trade commissioner said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has sought better terms of trade with the EU, as well as China, Japan, Canada […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

By Mark Weinraub May 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Monday, bouncing back from their lowest in more than five weeks on a round of technical buying and signs that Chinese demand for export supplies was picking up, traders said. Wheat futures dropped, their fourth straight losing session, falling through […] Read more

As usual, all eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump, who calls NAFTA the “worst trade deal ever made.” That view has been translated into explosive demands by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (centre) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (far right).

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Don’t write NAFTA’s obituary just yet

‘Absurd’ demands have heightened fears that President Trump aims to kill the trade pact, but experts say that’s premature

By Alexis Kienlen, Glenn Cheater November 6, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutes Stay calm and keep negotiating’ seems to be the mantra of Canadian farm groups even as a growing number of experts warn NAFTA may be doomed. U.S. negotiators dropped a series of bombshells in the fourth round of talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement — demands that Canada and Mexico had said […] Read more

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on soybeans, beef, pork, more

No fresh aid package for U.S. farmers planned for now, Perdue says

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn watching trade talks

EU trade chief says U.S. talks won’t include agriculture

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

Don’t write NAFTA’s obituary just yet

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