Surreptitious NTB Import inspectors in Western democracies would blow the whistle if politically told to single out and reject product from a specific foreign country on specious reasons. But Chinese import inspectors serve the goals of the all-powerful state. Dim Sums notes a sudden spike in Chinese rejections of imports of poultry and pork. The increase in rejections at inspection coincides with rising trade tensions with the supplying countries, and increased efforts to control the price and supply of domestic pork. There were typically no rejections at inspections for the suppliers and products before trade differences arose. Geopolitical Sacrifices Everyone knows that U.S. farmers are paying the price for America’s get toug...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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