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Tariff Talks 2025: Expana's Weekly Rundown #6
Expana’s global team of specialist reporters has been tracking every twist and turn in the fluid tariff situation.
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This report allows the Expana community to see where key commodity markets stand as of this past week... Click the above PDF report, or keep scrolling to read in plain text...
Tariff Talks 2025: Expana's Weekly Rundown #5
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Navigating the Trump Tariff Turbulence: A Comprehensive Timeline
US President Donald Trump and his administration have paused reciprocal tariffs on most countries.
“Based on the lack of respect that China has shown... I am hereby raising the [tariff] charged to China by the [USA] to 125%, effective immediately,” wrote Trump on Truth Social at 1:18 pm ET.
It’s not clear if this 125% is in addition to the 20% imposed on Chinese imports to the US. In early March, Trump noted that he would add another 10% tariff on Chinese goods...
Agricultural Trade Highlighted During Greer's USTR Confirmation Hearing
On February 6, the Senate committee hearing was conducted for Trump’s nomination to the US Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer who previously served as the Chief of Staff to the agency under Robert Lighthizer. Since then, Greer has been advanced by the committee to a forthcoming Senate confirmation vote.
During the hearing, Greer spoke about bipartisan trade policy–notably the tariffs on China that were kept by the Biden administration. Greer says he wants the position because he believes America should be a country of producers...
Intense High Temperatures in India Having Little Impact on Meat Demand
Intense high temperatures (≥48 °C) were recently reported across India, which is expected to affect Indian poultry and livestock. Suresh Deora, Chairman CLFMA India, stated that the summer season does affect the Indian poultry and livestock market, but the effect is usually minimal (1-2% drops seen in the past), as farmers, breeders, and traders are well accustomed to handling it.
However, this summer season, there has been a higher number of days with maximum temperature (up to 48 °C) compared to...
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