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Tariffs from both trading nations took effect amid mid-level talks in Washington. Photo: claffra/iStock/Getty Images

U.S.-China talks on trade war resume as new tariffs kick in

By David Lawder, Michael Martina August 23, 2018

Beijing/Washington | Reuters – The United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods, even as mid-level officials from both sides resumed talks in Washington. The world’s two largest economies have now slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on a combined $100 billion of products […] Read more

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 5, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Reuters

Tariff relief for Canada’s farmers at issue in Quebec election

By Allison Lampert August 23, 2018

Montreal |Reuters – Quebec farmers want further relief from a global tariff dispute ahead of Oct. 1 elections in the mostly French-speaking Canadian province, which has seen a recent rise in nationalist sentiment. Quebec’s ruling Liberals, centrists but separate from the federal Liberal party, launched their campaign on Thursday. They trail in polls behind the center-right Coalition Avenir Quebec […] Read more

Grain storage at a Russian seaport. (Pridannikov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on Russia export concerns

By Tom Polansek August 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped to their highest prices in more than a week on Friday on concerns that top-exporter Russia may curb grain exports, traders said. Russia will consider restricting 2018-19 shipments once they reach 30 million tonnes, following a request from meat-producing regions, according to traders who met with the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy climbs as U.S., China plan to restart trade talks

By Tom Polansek August 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to one-week highs on Thursday as plans for Beijing and Washington to hold fresh trade talks raised hopes for U.S. soy sales to China after being stalled by a tariff dispute. The rally in soybeans also helped wheat and corn futures rise, traders said, after China’s Ministry […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Quebec offers aid to lessen brunt of U.S. tariffs

By Reuters August 15, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — The Quebec government on Wednesday said it would spend $863 million over five years to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on companies and the province’s agriculture sector. The plan would provide direct financial aid to some companies affected by the tariffs and would support investments to improve productivity, worker training […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy up from three-week low as record harvest looms

By Tom Polansek August 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Monday after touching their lowest levels in over three weeks on expectations that domestic inventories will pile up due to a record harvest and the ongoing trade dispute with Beijing. Prices recovered from a 4.7 per cent selloff on Friday that was ignited by a […] Read more

China will be looking to other markets to fill its annual shortfall of 90 million tonnes of soybeans, a third of which the U.S. had traditionally supplied. Photo: Thinkstock

Markets, Reuters

China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply

By Chen Aizhu, Yawen Chen August 10, 2018

Beijing | Reuters – China’s imports of U.S. agricultural products will fall sharply once Beijing implements retaliatory trade measures and the country is able to cover its demand for cooking oil and animal feed, vice agriculture minister Han Jun said on Friday. The trade dispute will have a limited impact on China’s agriculture sector, but hit its U.S. counterparts […] Read more

Reuters, Soybeans

China may have to resume U.S. soybean purchases in weeks – Oil World

By Michael Hogan August 7, 2018

Hamburg | Reuters – China may have to start buying U.S. soybeans again in coming weeks despite the trade war between the two countries as other regions cannot supply enough soybeans to meet China’s needs, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday. In July, China imposed import tariffs on a list of U.S. goods, […] Read more

Reuters, Soybeans

Argentina plans to export major amounts of soymeal to China in 2019

By Hugh Bronstein August 3, 2018

Beunos Aires | Reuters – Argentina expects to export significant amounts of soymeal to China starting after the next harvest in May, a top agriculture ministry official said on Friday, as the South American grains powerhouse moves to take advantage of U.S.-China trade strife. Argentine officials were in Beijing on Friday finalizing the paperwork needed to ship […] Read more

China has proposed tariffs that would include LNG, semiconductors, beef, aircraft. Photo: Darwel/iStock/Getty Images

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China plans tariffs on $60 bln of U.S. goods in latest trade salvo

By Christian Shepherd, Se Young Lee August 3, 2018

Beijing | Singapore | Reuters – China proposed retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods ranging from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to some aircraft on Friday, as a senior Chinese diplomat cast doubt on prospects of talks with Washington to solve their bitter trade conflict. The Trump administration tightened pressure for trade concessions from […] Read more

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U.S. biofuel plan would reallocate half or less of waived blending quotas, sources say

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U.S. biofuel plan would reallocate half or less of waived blending quotas, sources say

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U.S.-China talks on trade war resume as new tariffs kick in

Tariff relief for Canada’s farmers at issue in Quebec election

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on Russia export concerns

U.S. grains: Soy climbs as U.S., China plan to restart trade talks

Quebec offers aid to lessen brunt of U.S. tariffs

U.S. grains: Soy up from three-week low as record harvest looms

China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply

China may have to resume U.S. soybean purchases in weeks – Oil World

Argentina plans to export major amounts of soymeal to China in 2019

China plans tariffs on $60 bln of U.S. goods in latest trade salvo

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