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Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

China drops import tariffs on feed ingredients from Asian neighbours

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News, Josephine Mason June 27, 2018

Beijing | Reuters — China on Tuesday said it would remove import tariffs on animal feed ingredients including soybeans from five Asian neighbours, in a sign that Beijing wants to boost foreign supplies of the commodities as a trade dispute with the U.S. escalates. The Ministry of Finance said it would drop tariffs on soybeans,

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports face market changes

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 26, 2018

CNS Canada — After a year in which Canada’s largest pulse buyer, India, imposed import tariffs, Canadian pulse crops are seeing a shift in export dynamics. Lentil and pea exports in Canada are down this year compared to last. According to data from the Canadian Grain Commission, as of June 17, lentil exports were at

Namdaemun, the “Great Southern Gate” in the walls that once surrounded the city of Seoul. This photo was taken before a 2008 fire damaged the gate’s wooden structure, which was restored by May 2013. (CIA.gov)

Crops

South Korea lifts suspension on Canadian wheat sales

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 26, 2018

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea’s food ministry on Tuesday said it had lifted a temporary suspension on sales of Canadian wheat as it had not discovered any unapproved genetically modified strains during tests on imports. South Korea suspended sales of Canadian wheat last week after Canada announced the discovery in mid-2017 of an unapproved

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Canadian dairy sector skimming global exports, U.S. complains

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen, Rod Nickel June 12, 2018

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canada’s surging exports of protein-rich skim milk powder have angered farmers in the U.S., as the sheltered dairy sector in Canada draws the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump for its high tariffs. Canada cannot expect to have both a protected system and compete globally, U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO Tom

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

Crops, Markets

China agrees to import more ag commodities, fuels from U.S.

By David Lawder, GFM Network News May 21, 2018

Washington | Reuters — China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services, the two countries said Saturday, but made no mention of a US$200 billion target the White House had touted earlier. Beijing and Washington agreed they would keep talking about measures under which China would import more energy and

People queue up outside a public supermarket’s doors in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, in April 2015. (iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Maduro rebukes Kellogg for leaving Venezuela

By GFM Network News May 16, 2018

Caracas/Valencia | Reuters — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blasted U.S.-based cereal maker Kellogg Co. on Tuesday for pulling out of the country due to the economic crisis and vowed to hand over the company’s factory to workers. At a campaign rally ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, which Maduro is expected to win, the president called

A wall in the medina (ancient city quarter) of Rabat, Morocco’s capital. (Cia.gov)

Crops

Morocco gives millers incentives to use domestic wheat

By GFM Network News May 11, 2018

Rabat | Reuters — Morocco on Friday announced a set of incentives for local millers to opt for domestic wheat instead of imports. They include a flat rate subsidy of 10 dirhams (C$1.37) per 100 kilograms of soft wheat to millers using local wheat, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement. The benefits also

Beni Abbes, a village in western Algeria. (Cia.gov)

Cereals, Crops

Algeria to open farming concessions to foreigners

By GFM Network News May 7, 2018

Algiers | Reuters — Algeria plans to offer foreign investors concessions for farm land for the first time, according to an official document, as the oil producer seeks to boost food output and reduce reliance on imports. Under the plan, which is expected to be discussed by the cabinet this week before being submitted to

Crops

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Yawen Chen May 5, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters –– China’s major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the U.S., five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen. Fruits were among 128 U.S. goods that China slapped with more expensive import

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Crops

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer, Tom Polansek May 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. ethanol makers have joined global livestock producers to snap up discounted American sorghum supplies after buyers in China backed out of deals due to stiff anti-dumping tariffs on the grain imposed by Beijing in a mounting trade dispute. Sorghum is used to feed animals and represents a fraction of the

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Tag Archives imports

China drops import tariffs on feed ingredients from Asian neighbours

Pulse weekly outlook: Canadian exports face market changes

South Korea lifts suspension on Canadian wheat sales

Canadian dairy sector skimming global exports, U.S. complains

China agrees to import more ag commodities, fuels from U.S.

Maduro rebukes Kellogg for leaving Venezuela

Morocco gives millers incentives to use domestic wheat

Algeria to open farming concessions to foreigners

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

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