Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon in South Korea, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.
Carney to meet China’s Xi in South Korea
China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Federal agriculture minister to meet with Chinese officials, business leaders
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald is in China this week in hopes of strengthening agricultural ties between the countries.
ICE Weekly: No upside for canola if China situation continues: trader
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities said canola should stay rangebound if Canada’s trade war with China continues.
Canada offers tariff relief to some steel, aluminum products from U.S., China
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada offered tariff relief on some steel and aluminum products imported from the U.S. and China, a government document showed, in efforts to help domestic businesses battered by a trade war on two fronts.
China imports no U.S. soybeans in September for first time in seven years
Reading Time: 2 minutes China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.
Canada and China discuss disputes over canola and EVs, says Ottawa
Reading Time: < 1 minute Senior Canadian and Chinese officials discussed bilateral trade disputes involving canola and electric vehicles on Friday, Ottawa said, but gave no indication of any immediate breakthrough.
Carney expects to meet senior China leaders, sidesteps question on tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he expected to meet senior Chinese leaders soon but sidestepped a question about dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for relief from Beijing’s duties on canola.
China holds off on soybean purchases due to high Brazil premiums, traders say
Reading Time: 2 minutes China has yet to secure much of its soybean supply for December and January as high premiums for Brazilian cargoes discourage buyers.
Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil.
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