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Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands after signing “Phase One” of a U.S.-China trade agreement during a ceremony at the White House in Washington on Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

U.S., China reset trade relationship with Phase One agreement

By David Lawder, GFM Network News January 15, 2020

Washington | Reuters — The United States and China announced an initial trade deal on Wednesday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services, defusing an 18-month conflict between the world’s two largest economies. Beijing and Washington have portrayed their “Phase One” agreement as a momentous step after

A cargo ship is loaded with Brazilian soybeans bound for China. (Photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)

Crops, Markets

Brazil to become top soybean producer, USDA says

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 8, 2020

MarketsFarm — Brazil is set to pass the United States as the world’s top producer of soybeans during the 2019-20 marketing year, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As soybean production in both countries has risen dramatically over the last 10 years, the U.S. continued to lead the world in

A canyon on China’s frontier with Kazakhstan. (Luxiangjian4711/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 2, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China has eased customs regulations on imports of soybean through some northern border checkpoints, the commerce ministry said, a move that could smooth the way for shipments from neighbours such as Kazakhstan, Russia and perhaps Ukraine. The changes come as China looks to diversify soybean imports amid trade tension with the

Crops, Markets

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter December 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S.-China trade war has accelerated Brazilian efforts to erode the United States’ share of the world soybean export market, and some of the shifts in global grain flows could last for years, according to executives at CHS Inc., the largest U.S. farmer co-operative. Even with a so-called ‘Phase One’ trade

Han Jun, China’s vice-minister of agriculture and rural affairs, attends a news conference on the state of trade negotiations with U.S. in Beijing on Dec. 13, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee)

Crops, Markets

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

By David Lawder, GFM Network News December 13, 2019

Beijing/Washington | Reuters — The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods. Chinese officials offered no specific details on the amount of U.S. agricultural goods Beijing had agreed to buy, a key

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Nestle sells U.S. ice cream brands to Froneri

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 11, 2019

Zurich | Reuters — Nestle SA has agreed to sell its U.S. ice cream business to Froneri in a deal valued at US$4 billion, moving control of brands including Häagen-Dazs to a joint venture the Swiss group set up in 2016. Froneri was created after Nestle merged its European ice cream business in 20 countries

As the White House openly panders to its rural voters, China, wall or no wall, continues to play the long game.

Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: U.S. trade policy hits the Great Wall

China plays the long game; United States keeps getting played

By Alan Guebert December 11, 2019

Several years ago, when Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Tom Friedman was asked to choose which rising Asian nation, China or India, he’d bet the farm on, Friedman didn’t hesitate to pick India. The reason, he explained, was that while both nations were on an expressway to the future, India, the world’s largest democracy, had an open

A U.S. nameplate at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

Markets

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

By GFM Network News, Stephanie Nebehay December 9, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has been blocking appointments to the

File photo of street food on display in Hue, Vietnam. (RomanBabakin/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 9, 2019

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam is considering cutting tariffs on several U.S. products, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Monday, after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urged Vietnam to reduce its trade surplus during a visit to Hanoi last month. Tariffs on chicken and processed chicken meat, almonds, grapes, wheat, pork and

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

EU lawmakers clear U.S. beef imports but fault U.S. tariffs

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop November 28, 2019

Brussels | Reuters — European Union lawmakers approved an increase in U.S. beef imports to the EU on Thursday, a move likely to ease transatlantic tensions. But they also criticized tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on metal imports and a threat he has made to target EU cars and car parts. The European

Daily Network News

CFIA updates plant protection regulations

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters

CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases

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U.S., China reset trade relationship with Phase One agreement

Brazil to become top soybean producer, USDA says

China eases customs curbs for soy imports through northern border

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

Nestle sells U.S. ice cream brands to Froneri

Comment: U.S. trade policy hits the Great Wall

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

EU lawmakers clear U.S. beef imports but fault U.S. tariffs

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