U.S. soybean export premiums are at their highest in 14 months, as grain merchants race to ship out a record-large U.S. harvest ahead of the U.S. presidential election and fears of renewed trade tensions with top importer China, traders and analysts said.
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US exporters race to ship soybeans as looming election stokes tariff worries

China’s rapeseed meal contract drops after Canada plans some relief from EV tariffs
China's rapeseed meal futures sunk 4.6 per cent on Monday on hopes that Beijing would ease an anti-dumping probe on imports of Canadian rapeseed after Ottawa said it would grant firms temporary relief from tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

China’s pork output logs third year-on-year quarterly decline
China's pork production in the third quarter fell 0.8 per cent from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, falling on an annual basis for a third consecutive quarter as poor meat consumption hampered slaughter rates.

China targets European firms in anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy
China on Monday singled out Dutch firm FrieslandCampina as well as French and Italian companies in an anti-subsidy probe into dairy imports from the European Union, after lawmakers from these countries voted for tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

China to grow more corn in 2024/25
Corn production in China is expected to increase to 293 million tonnes in 2024/25, said a report from the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Beijing, with improved yields overriding a slight reduction in harvested area.

China agriculture ministry to steady beef and dairy output, aid farmers
China's agriculture ministry said on Thursday it would stabilize beef and dairy production, shore up consumption and assist farmers as falling prices force small producers out of business.

China targets Canada’s tariffs with anti-discriminatory probe
Beijing | Reuters – China has launched an anti-discriminatory investigation against restrictive measures taken by Canada including additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, its commerce ministry said on Thursday. This type of investigation usually takes three months to complete but could be extended under special circumstances, the ministry said. Beijing also […] Read more

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola’s turnaround a ‘gift’ says broker
The turnaround in canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange indicates canola traders are ignoring issues with China and the strike among Port of Vancouver grain workers.

Trump threatens John Deere with 200 per cent tariffs if production moves to Mexico
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday he would slap a 200 per cent tariff on John Deere's imports into the United States if the agricultural equipment company moved production to Mexico as planned.

EU challenges China’s dairy product probe at WTO
The European Commission launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday against China's investigation into EU dairy products, initiated after the European Union placed import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.