Reading Time: < 1 minute Once the United States has imposed tariffs on its major trading partners it could engage in bilateral talks with countries on new trade arrangements, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
Rubio says US could engage in new trade deals after tariffs imposed
Not about Canada, Mexico, EU, says Rubio, “It’s everybody”
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and abundant South American supplies weighed on prices, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound on demand uptick, weak dollar
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned higher on Thursday, after private estimates for Argentina's corn and soy crops fell, analysts said.
Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminum duties
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminium products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains and soybeans extend losses as trade fights roil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade grain and oilseeds extended losses on Wednesday after a government crop report showed more U.S. corn inventories than expected, while the latest U.S. tariffs and European counter-measures fueled concerns about trade disruption, traders said.
Tariffs make pork business more complicated, Smithfield Foods CEO says
Exports to China, imports of Canadian weanlings caught in tariff crossfire
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs make it more complicated for Smithfield Foods, the biggest U.S. pork processor, to sell all parts of a pig, CEO Shane Smith said on Wednesday, and may disrupt imports of Canadian weanlings.
Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs take effect
EU to impose counter tariffs on $28 billion of US goods, including agricultural products
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday as prior exemptions, duty free quotas and product exclusions expired.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures end lower for third straight session; corn, wheat fall
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday for a third straight session, coming under pressure from hefty South American supplies hitting the global market and uncertainty over how U.S. tariffs will affect domestic demand, traders said.
China tightens trade rules as Canadian tariffs spark price volatility
Reading Time: 2 minutes Zhengzhou Exchange on Tuesday raised the trading margin requirements for some rapeseed (canola) meal futures contracts to 9 per cent from seven per cent after Beijing's 100 per cent tariff on Canadian imports triggered a two-day rally that pushed prices to a five-month high.
Trump says he’ll double tariffs on Canadian metals, calls for tariffs to be dropped on dairy
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double tariffs on Canadian metals to 50 per cent, and called for removal of "Anti-American farmer" tariffs on dairy.
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