China

Reuters reported that Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 500,000 tons of U.S. soybeans on March 7 for shipment from Pacific Northwest grain export terminals from June to September. The… Read More

The Chinese state agricultural conglomerate Cofco announced February 2 that it had bought “millions of tons” of soybeans from America, according to the South China Post. Significant Chinese purchases of… Read More

Last week, we ran a piece about how barge movements are not showing any dramatic impacts so far from the tariff wars with China, including a large drop in soy… Read More

A September 28 grain storage report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows how soybean farmers are reacting to the Trump administration’s tariff war with China and China’s response: by… Read More

Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese products,… Read More

On July 6, U.S. tariffs against $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect. This was in addition to earlier tariffs levied against steel and aluminum from many countries, including… Read More

At the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo, Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), spoke eloquently about the importance of transportation networks—especially water transport networks—to soy farmers. Read More

As the war of words and actions over tariffs heats up between the U.S. and China, mayors of Mississippi River towns are warning of potentially severe impacts to river commerce. Read More