The ChemChina takeover of Syngenta continues to march through the approval process this month as China has now green-lighted the deal. The acquisition received approval from the Ministry of Commerce…
World Trade Expanding Amid Deep Uncertainty
…output. The most trade-intensive components of global demand were particularly weak last year as investment spending slumped in the United States and as China continued to rebalance its economy away…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…processing facilities come online the U.S. will struggle to balance the increasing milk supply with demand. New market opportunities (e.g. new negotiations with key markets like Japan, China, and Vietnam…
Mexico Approves ChemChina Acquisition of Syngenta
Mexico has signed-off on ChemChina’s acquisition of Swiss-based Syngenta. The Federal Economic Competition Commission of Mexico recently announced approval the $43 billion takeover of Syngenta by the state-owned Company, ChemChina.…
China Lifts Barricade Against U.S. Beef
…Trump and China President Xi (she) Jinping over the weekend. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the opportunity for U.S. beef exporters could be significant. The greater China region, which includes…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…Mexico and China. But he believes that, in the end, common sense will prevail. “The thing is you have to look at what Trump says, and then look at what…
March FAO Food Price Index Slips
…respectively, influenced by continued constrained availability in Oceania and firm import demand from Asia, particularly China. Poultry and ovine meat markets remained well-balanced. » The FAO Sugar Price Index averaged…
Six Biotech Giants Dropping to Three by Year’s End
Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the European Union’s approval of the ChemChina merger with Syngenta means the ball is likely rolling for the six biggest biotech companies to be whittled…
Lawmakers Asking Trump to Talk Beef with China’s President
A group of legislators are pressing the White House to raise the issue of U.S. beef trade with China when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi (she) Jinping…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…capacity is contributing to artificially low polyester prices in key Asian markets such as China and India.” With 75 percent of U.S. raw cotton now being exported, Lee testified that…
Protectionist Trade Rhetoric Not Beneficial for Global Ag Companies
…result of the adjustment tax, it has an unintended consequence of causing countries like China and Mexico to buy their ag commodities from other countries, that would be negative for…
Canada Attempting to Deepen Trade Ties with China
Canada is doubling down on a push to deepen trade ties with China in a new effort that allows the nation to move ahead on a free-trade deal without quickly…
Agri View: Trade Questions
…of the cotton we grow in the world is exported. Breaking up NAFTA would likely put those export markets in the hands of China. Three of the top five export…
U.S. Beef Industry to President Trump: Please Help Get U.S. Beef Back into China
…China – a $2.6 billion import market — since 2003. Last fall China announced that it had lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef, but attempts since then to…