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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on weather worries

By Karl Plume July 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Tuesday from the steepest percentage decline in nearly a year during the previous trading session on worries about weather-reduced crops in several key production areas around the world. Corn futures bounced from the prior session’s contract lows on caution over stressful weather in a crucial month […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans down on trade war worry

By Karl Plume July 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest level in more than two years on Monday while corn fell to fresh contract lows on strong U.S. crop prospects and worries about trade fights with China and other main export partners. Wheat also retreated as rising supplies from the U.S. winter crop harvest […] Read more

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India extends crop fumigation exemption until year-end

By Reuters June 30, 2018

Paris/Mumbai | Reuters — India has extended by six months to the end of 2018 an exemption to its policy for crop cargoes to be fumigated with methyl bromide, a move that should facilitate continued imports of pulses and wheat. The Indian government has issued a letter announcing the exemption would be extended to Dec. […] Read more

The Parliament Building and Peace Tower on Sept. 12, 2011.

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OPINION: As Parliament closes for summer break, uncertainty dominates

By Kelsey Johnson June 28, 2018

It’s been a long haul. MPs wrapped up their last midnight sittings and headed home to their ridings for the summer. The last official sitting day was June 22. Bill C-45 is at the heart of the government’s promise to legalize cannabis, while Bill C-46 deals with impaired driving. Both bills passed just before the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Market watching weather, acres, trade

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 27, 2018

CNS Canada — Canola futures bounced around within a rather narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, but generally trended higher as the market recovered off of the four-month lows hit on June 19. Statistics Canada releases updated acreage estimates on Friday, and any surprises in the data could provide some nearby direction. The U.S. […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans should benefit as China lifts tariffs

By Dave Sims June 27, 2018

CNS Canada — The $9 a bushel mark seems like a distant memory for soybeans as import tariffs between China and the U.S. continue to sap buying interest in the crop. China buys roughly 60 per cent of the United States’ annual soy exports — and there’s no telling when or how that shortfall will […] Read more

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

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China drops import tariffs on feed ingredients from Asian neighbours

By Dominique Patton, 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, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on trade row

By Julie Ingwersen, P.J. Huffstutter June 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Monday on generally favourable Midwest crop weather and worries about trade with China, the world’s biggest soy importer, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined. July soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down 20 cents at $8.74-1/2 per […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall for fourth week over trade tensions

By Tom Polansek June 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures posted losses for the fourth straight week on worries about the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China, although prices rose for the day on Friday as some traders covered short positions. Soybeans ended 1.2 per cent lower on the week, after plunging to their […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets

U.S. pork, fruit producers brace for second wave of Chinese tariffs

By Dominique Patton, Tom Polansek June 22, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. producers of pork, already saddled with duties enacted in an earlier round of the escalating trade dispute with China, are bracing for further pain after Beijing hit the products with additional tariffs due to come into effect next month. China implemented a 25 per cent duty on most U.S. pork […] Read more

Tag Archives tariffs — page 58

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on weather worries

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on trade war worry

India extends crop fumigation exemption until year-end

OPINION: As Parliament closes for summer break, uncertainty dominates

ICE weekly outlook: Market watching weather, acres, trade

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans should benefit as China lifts tariffs

China drops import tariffs on feed ingredients from Asian neighbours

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on trade row

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall for fourth week over trade tensions

U.S. pork, fruit producers brace for second wave of Chinese tariffs

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