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In a report this month from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), “Record U.S. FY 2022 Agricultural Exports to China,” Graham Soley indicated that, "U.S. agricultural exports to China in fiscal…

Earlier this week, Bloomberg News reported that, "China’s population likely started shrinking last year for the first time in decades, experts say, a significant milestone that will have long-term repercussions…

Bloomberg News reported yesterday that, "Omicron has swept through China’s major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, overwhelming hospitals and causing widely-reported, if officially unrecorded, fatalities."

Late last week, Bloomberg writer Jinglu Gu reported  that, "China has asked farmers to avoid large gatherings and send their Lunar New Year greetings virtually to try and curb the…

Keith Bradsher reported on the front page of Tuesday's New York Times that, "China’s reversal of its Covid restrictions in early December was meant to help places like Guangzhou [the commercial…

Edward Wong and Ana Swanson reported on the front page of today's New York Times that, "Hulking ships carrying Ukrainian wheat and other grains are backed up along the Bosporus…

Chelsey Dulaney reported in Friday's Wall Street Journal that, "The U.S. dollar’s rally in 2022 gave the world a reminder of the currency’s ability to inflict pain on the global…

In a report yesterday from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), "U.S. Beef Exports to East Asia on Record Pace," Ivan Lee indicated that, "U.S. beef exports to East Asia in…

Earlier this week, Reuters writers Dominique Patton, Roxanne Liu and Bernard Orr reported that, "President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed…

Bloomberg writer Ana Monteiro reported yesterday that, "The US is requesting dispute-settlement consultations for a third time over Canada’s dairy quotas, saying it has found more areas of 'deep concern'…

Reuters writer Valentine Hilaire reported late last week that, "Mexico and the United States aim to reach an agreement in January over a pending Mexican ban on imports of genetically…

Wall Street Journal writers Jason Douglas and Sha Hua reported in Friday's paper that, "China’s economy took a hit in November in what economists hope will be the last big squeeze…

Reuters writer Cassandra Garrison reported late last week that, "A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers called on Trade Representative on Friday to start consultations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA)…

Selina Cheng reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "China dropped many of its quarantine and testing requirements and curtailed the power of local officials to…

On Tuesday, the USDA released its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report from the Department’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Economic Research Service (ERS).  Today’s update includes highlights…

Lingling Wei, Brian Spegele and Wenxin Fan reported on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal that, "Protests are erupting in major cities in China over President Xi Jinping‘s zero-tolerance…

Bloomberg writer Tarso Veloso Ribeiro reported yesterday that, "The first vessel carrying Brazilian corn to China is set to sail Wednesday after a deal earlier this year between the two…

Financial Times writers Roman Olearchyk and Ayla Jean Yackley reported today that, "Ukraine says negotiators from Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to prolong a UN and Turkish-brokered Black Sea grain…