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Trade deficit in U.S. widens to a record as exports decline
The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record in September, reflecting a pickup in imports and a drop in exports that show a pandemic recovery…
ASA & NBB express concerns over supply chain (but not soy oil)
As the House Agriculture Committee hearing on The Immediate Challenges to Our Nation’s Food Supply Chain convenes Nov. 3, producers, processors, and users of soy…
German factory orders rebound on higher demand from abroad
German factory orders rebounded in September amid greater demand for investment goods outside the euro area, hinting at a boost to production once supply bottlenecks…
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China says it won’t abandon climate goals by moving back to coal
China is unlikely to embark on major new developments of coal-fired power even as it boosts output of the fuel to ease electricity shortages, according…
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Rogue tomato shipment caught by Ag specialists at CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) Officers, Agriculture Specialists, at Pharr International Bridge detained a shipment of tomatoes from a…
Russia to slap quotas on fertilizer exports to safeguard supply
Russia plans to impose a six-month quota on some fertilizer exports to safeguard local supplies and limit costs for farmers after the energy crisis sent…
Department of Commerce issues statement on consultations with the UK on Steel and Aluminum
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following statement regarding the ongoing consultations between the United States and the United Kingdom on bilateral and multilateral…
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U.S., EU eye global coalition to fix steel, aluminum markets
The U.S. and the European Union clinched a tariff-busting trade accord over the weekend that they’ll try to leverage into a broader global arrangement that…
NRF economist: Consumers are ‘spending because they can’ headed into Holiday season
The impact of the pandemic on the nation’s economy will be a key factor in retail sales during the 2021 holiday season, but the National…
Hong Kong in talks with China to open border, report says
Hong Kong is in advanced discussions with Chinese officials about potentially reopening their shared border, according to local media reports, as the former British colony…