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A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)

U.S. pork to feel further chill from China tariff threat

By Dominique Patton, Tom Polansek March 23, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters — China’s threat of steep tariffs on U.S. pork imports knocked down U.S. hog futures prices and shares of producers on Friday, while increasing fears of hard times for farmers already facing weaker demand from the world’s top buyer of the meat. U.S. farmers have worried for months that rising trade tensions […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs hit a four-month low on Thursday as U.S. stocks plummeted amid fears of a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, said traders. On Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum that could impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of imports from […] Read more

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Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

By Andrea Hopkins March 7, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is sticking to its keep-calm strategy as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up trade war rhetoric, convinced that no move is the best move for the country with the most to lose, but critics say it risks being a soft target if its strategy fails. While the European Union immediately […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Trade war jitters drag on CME hogs

By Reuters March 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Wednesday hit a three-month low, partly rattled by talk of a potential trade war if the U.S. tacks higher tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, traders said. Wednesday’s U.S. stock market slumped as U.S. President Donald Trump appears poised to impose steep tariffs this […] Read more

Grain sorghum under irrigation at Bushland in northern Texas. (Susan O’Shaughnessy photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

With sorghum warning shot, Beijing targets Trump’s core farm base

By Dominique Patton, Michael Martina February 5, 2018

Beijing | Reuters — In launching a probe into U.S. sorghum imports, China has fired a warning shot across its top trading partner’s bow that shows farmers in states that voted for U.S. President Donald Trump may be Beijing’s top retaliatory target in the event of a trade war. On Sunday, the Ministry of Commerce […] Read more

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U.S. pork to feel further chill from China tariff threat

U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

U.S. livestock: Trade war jitters drag on CME hogs

With sorghum warning shot, Beijing targets Trump’s core farm base

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