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China has told state-owned firms to halt purchases of soybeans and pork from the United States, two people familiar with the matter said.
Seth Meyer says USDA is running out of time and runway to make adjustments to the export side of the ledger, as this week the World Ag Outlook Board defended its current China import figures.
Soaring corn prices are stoking food security jitters in China, where food inflation has climbed to the highest in over a decade.
A review of the U.S.-China trade deal initially slated for Saturday will be delayed due to scheduling issues and no new date has been agreed.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday warned residents against planting unsolicited packages of seeds arriving from China because they could harm the environment.
As China ramps up its purchases from the U.S., China may be buying out of necessity, instead of buying to live up to its Phase One trade promises.
U.S. exporters reported sales of 720,000 tonnes of soybeans to China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday, as active purchases by the world’s top soy importer continued for a second straight week.
Top U.S. and Chinese trade representatives discussed their Phase 1 trade deal on Friday with China saying they agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation.
Coronavirus continues to be a black swan hitting the markets, with both the stock market and commodity market getting hit hard on Monday. Analysts warn more downside risk could be ahead.
It’s either going to be a boom fourth quarter for U.S. farmers, or that extra $12.5 billion in American agriculture purchases promised by China for this year isn’t happening.
China didn’t immediately start buying U.S. agricultural good after the Phase One signing. Some analysts say it could take a couple months before significant buys from China are on the books.
The Phase One trade agreement with China comes with a big promise to purchase close to $40 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products over the next two years. Does this mean the trade war is over? Economists weigh in.
Chile’s biggest social unrest in a generation forced the government to cancel next month’s APEC summit in Santiago where President Donald Trump was expected to sign a preliminary trade accord with China.
In a quick change of events, China canceled a planned visit to farms in the U.S. heartland -- a trip touted by the Trump administration as a building of “goodwill.”
Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China resumed face-to-face talks in Washington, as the Trump administration said a Chinese delegation will visit American farmlands next week.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., the 116-year-old agribusiness giant, is shaping up as one of the few crop-trading houses to benefit from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
There will be some lingering trade pain for U.S. agriculture according to the former chief ag negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative.
It’s no secret the Chinese economy is struggling. Still, Pro Farmer senior market analyst Rich Posson said he’s concerned the trade war will continue well into next year.
The U.S. Trade Representative released a statement following three days of meetings in Beijing:
USDA squashed Bloomberg trade aid rumors Tuesday afternoon.
The retaliatory tariffs ranging from 10% to 25% on $60 billion worth of American goods will go into effect June 1, unless an agreement is reached before them.
Analysts warn it could be a very long time before this trade tit for tat is in the rearview mirror.
A rout in commodities deepened as the threat of a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies intensified, hitting markets from steel to soybeans.
It’s no secret the Chinese economy is struggling. Still, Pro Farmer senior market analyst Rich Posson said he’s concerned the trade war will continue well into next year.
There will be some lingering trade pain for U.S. agriculture according to the former chief ag negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative.
The effects are already visible, with declining French barley exports to China and the U.S. struggling to sell corn for the new season.