Reading Time: 3 minutes President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose trade lawyer Jamieson Greer as his new U.S. trade representative, elevating a key veteran of his first-term trade war against China to execute a sweeping tariff agenda that promises to upend global trade.
Trump taps Jamieson Greer as US trade representative to ramp up tariff plans
Canada wants Mexico in USMCA trade pact despite China concerns, source says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada wants Mexico to stay in a continental trade pact despite concerns about China possibly using it as a back door to flood the North American market, a source directly familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
China’s October soy imports from US climb for seventh month
Reading Time: < 1 minute China's soybean imports from the U.S. more than doubled in October from a year earlier, marking a seventh month of growth, as buyers accelerated shipments fearing a rise in trade tensions if Donald Trump were to return to the White House.
Canadian agriculture minister visits China
MacAulay in China week of Nov. 11
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian government confirmed on Nov. 19 that Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Chinese officials to discuss the canola trade between the two countries. This came about a week after rumours in the media began swirling about the trip.
Canadian red meat groups to open advocacy office in Beijing
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian red meat sector will open an advocacy office in Beijing to grow and protect its Chinese market industry groups announced today.
China set for record soybean imports in 2024 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Reading Time: 2 minutes China imported 8.09 million metric tons of soybeans in October with buyers rushing to stockpile before Donald Trump takes office early next year, as the world's top soybean buyer heads for its largest annual imports on record.
U.S. farm producers brace for hit to exports to China in Trump administration
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some U.S. agriculture producers are bracing for the prospect of a fresh trade war under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again hitting exports of farm goods to China, but they said while any new tariffs would hurt, they felt better prepared.
Trump’s tariffs would reorder trade flows, raise costs, draw retaliation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Iowa farmer Bob Hemesath is worried that U.S. agriculture will pay dearly if Donald Trump wins Tuesday's presidential election and makes good on a vow to swiftly impose a 60 per cent tariff on Chinese goods and at least a 10 per cent levy on all other imports.
China seeks stronger soybean ties with Russia
Reading Time: < 1 minute China is willing to cooperate more closely with Russia in the soybean industry, its agriculture ministry quoted an official as saying on Wednesday, without giving any details.
EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing payback
Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3 per cent at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
