PolicyTrade

China Deploys Rare Earth Export Controls in Strategic Trade Move

Beijing has unveiled export controls that effectively give China veto power over products containing its rare earth minerals. The move comes as political newcomer Mark Carney navigates Canada’s complex relationship with the US and global trade dynamics continue to shift.

Strategic Trade Maneuvers Intensify

China has implemented export controls that reportedly give President Xi Jinping effective veto power over any products containing Chinese rare earth elements, according to recent analysis. The move represents a significant escalation in global trade tensions, with sources indicating it mirrors tactics the United States historically used to cement its postwar economic dominance.

BusinessTrade

ADM Offers Unusual Pricing Deal to Secure Soybean Supplies Amid Farmer Resistance

Global grain merchant ADM is implementing an unusual free deferred pricing program to encourage soybean deliveries from US farmers. The move comes as farmers resist selling at current low prices, creating supply challenges for major processors during peak harvest season.

Processor Implements Unusual Harvest Season Strategy

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, one of the world’s largest grain merchants, is reportedly offering unusual incentives to U.S. farmers to deliver soybeans to its major processing facility in Decatur, Illinois, according to industry sources. The program, described as free deferred pricing, allows farmers to deliver crops immediately while setting the final sale price as late as September 2026 without paying storage fees, sources indicate.