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U.S. transportation sector unemployment rate increases to 5.4% in February 2022

AJOT | March 04, 2022 | International Trade | By The Numbers

Remains above pre-pandemic level of 3.8% in February 2020

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Philadelphia CBP tells Miami resident: ‘No soup for you’

AJOT | March 04, 2022 | International Trade

Officers seize canned concoction of banned broth

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ASA President testifies before House Ag. Committee

AJOT | March 04, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Earlier this week, ASA President Brad Doyle (AR) testified during the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee’s hearing on Title I of the farm bill, specifically farm safety net components of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Commodities’ historic week sends shock waves around the world

Bloomberg | March 04, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Commodities are wrapping up a historic week as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roils markets, with foodstuffs soaring, metals setting records, and oil in the throes of the biggest crisis for decades.

Thai inflation surges to highest since 2008 on fuel, food costs

Bloomberg | March 04, 2022 | International Trade

China-backed development banks halt Russia loans amid sanctions

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade

Swatch group halts exports to Russia but keeps stores open

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade

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American farmers are set to plant more corn as war in Ukraine threatens supply

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

American farmers are set to plant more corn than last year, thanks in part to price increases caused by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, according to analytics firm Gro Intelligence.

China buys up US corn, soybeans as Ukraine war roils trade
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 03, 2022

China buys up US corn, soybeans as Ukraine war roils trade

China is scooping up U.S. corn and soybeans as part of efforts to mitigate the risks to commodity supplies from Russia’s war in Ukraine and slower harvests in South America.
Russia’s toxic oil sends tanker rates into a frenzy

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Energy | International Trade

US targets Russian oil sector with equipment-export ban
Energy
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 03, 2022

US targets Russian oil sector with equipment-export ban

The Biden administration said Wednesday it is seeking to degrade Russia’s status as a leading world producer of oil and natural gas by restricting exports of technology related to the energy sector.
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Nickel market eyes fate of Siberian metal as sanctions bite

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

The biggest risk in battery materials from Russia’s increasing economic isolation centers on supplies of top-notch Arctic nickel controlled by the country’s richest man.

Canada nixes Russia trade status, sanctions Rosneft and Gazprom

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Energy | International Trade | Commodity

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Alcoa halts business with Russia as Ukraine invasion advances

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Alcoa Corp., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said it will stop selling products to Russian companies and halt raw-material purchases from the country in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

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Fertilizer maker Nutrien asks Canada to halt rail strike

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | International Trade | Commodity

Nutrien, the world’s biggest crop-nutrient producer, said it wants the Canadian government to stop a strike at one of the nation’s largest railways, because the disruption could potentially lead to smaller harvests.

EU seeks to end Russia’s most-favored nation status at WTO

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade

Singapore wants US to focus on trade rather than China rivalry

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | International Trade

Germany signals opposition to embargo on Russian energy imports

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Energy | International Trade

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