New-crop commitments stood at 16.3 million tonnes in late August, 7.76 million of them to China, about 31% of the 25 million-tonne truce target; the US share of world soybean exports fell to 22% last year and exports plunged 34% to $16.2 billion in 2025.
VegetablesThe CITT sent its six-month inquiry report on frozen and canned corn, peas, beans and chickpeas to cabinet on 9 September without publishing its finding; the finance minister says the 10% surtax on canned vegetable imports imposed on 10 June stays for its 200-day term or until final measures replace
AgribusinessInvoking Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the 8 September executive order bars certain Canadian dairy products, with further orders on motorcycles and alcohol taking effect on 29 September, in reply to Canada's new tariffs on about C$28bn of US goods.
FruitsA memorandum to facilitate jackfruit exports from Bangladesh to China was signed during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to China in June 2026, when Bangladesh held only 0.3 percent of world jackfruit exports.
