Russia is charging the EU with improper antidumping procedures due to faulty dumping margin calculations, while the country itself was found to have imposed more protectionist policies in 2013 than any other.
Kettle Black Russia filed its first WTO dispute settlement case this week, and it's charging the EU with improper antidumping procedures due to faulty dumping margin calculations. The assertion may be true, but the irony is that also this week the Global Trade Alert announced that of all the countries followed, Russia imposed more protectionist policies in 2013 than any other. Russia accounted for a full 20 percent of all global protectionist policies, 78 in total. The Russia/Belarus/Kazakhstan trading block collectively wa...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
Monday, 25 May is a U.S. holiday, and both the markets and our office will be closed. Please note that the next issue of Ag Perspectives will be published on Tuesday, 26 May. The WPI staff wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
