Trade War

Commodities Trader Louis Dreyfus Sees Tough 2019 After H1 Profits Slip

Louis Dreyfus' first-half net profits fell as it faced headwinds including international trade tensions and a swine disease epidemic, with the commodity me...

China Buys US Soybeans After Declaring Ban On American Farm Goods

China snapped up a small volume of US soybeans last week after pledging to halt purchases of American farm products due to the escalating trade war between...

Shipping Giant Maersk Warns Trade War Could Hurt Container Business

A.P. Moller-Maersk beat second-quarter profit expectations to send the shipping group's shares up almost 7% in early trade on Thursday but warned a trade w...

Chinese Soybean Buyers Shy Away From Brazilian Cargoes As Prices Jump: Traders

A jump in prices for Brazilian soybeans is putting off buyers in China, two traders said, even as the rise was driven by expected demand from the world's N...

China Buys US Soybeans For First Time Since June

The US Department of Agriculture on Thursday confirmed private sales to China of 68,000 tonnes of soybeans for the 2019/20 marketing year, the fi...

Beijing Says China Stepping Up US Soy Imports, Yet To Show Up In US Data

Chinese state media said on Sunday the United States has shipped several million tonnes of soybeans to China since the two countries' leaders met in J...

China's Soybean Crushers In No Rush To Buy From US Despite Beijing Tariff Offer: Sources

Despite the carrot of a potential exemption from import tariffs, Chinese soybean crushers are unlikely to buy in bulk from the United States any time soon...