Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, said it would pursue deals to become the third-biggest player in the seeds industry.
China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after Beijing signalled to state-run refiners and grains purchasers they should buy more to help ease tensions between the two top economies, trade sources said on Wednesday. Read more
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has been keeping busy. During the opening round of negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, he represented the U.S. and President Donald Trump. Read more