Demand for nitrogen for industrial use is led by mining activity in North America, noted CF Industries Holdings. CF Industries projects U.S. corn plantings will be below its expectations of 91-93 million acres in early 2022, due to poor weather in parts of the country during the spring
For fiscal 2022, ended March 31, a private chinese consortium Alibaba served approximately 1.31 billion annual active consumers. The company provided these services through its global consumer-facing businesses in the Alibaba Ecosystem, including more than 1 billion in China and 305 million consumers outside China. Total transacted VGM
The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported that it received 1,825 notifications of sanitary and phytosanitary regulations in 2021. The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) requires notification of draft regulations that are not «substantially the same» as an international standard. Also, other WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) plans to lower the maximum permitted levels of trade-distorting domestic support. From the perspective of Gloria Abraham Peralta, Chair of the WTO Committee on Agriculture, the main challenge is to agree on how the authorized levels of trade-distorting domestic support should be reduced,
The steel prices, specifically HRC in the U.S., averaged $1,262 per net ton during the first six months of 2022, down 6% from the same period last year. But that price is well above the 10-year average of $712 per net tonne. Hot-rolled coil (HRC) is the predominant
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report highlighting the consequences of the semiconductor shortages. The GAO is a legislative branch government agency that provides audit, evaluation and investigative services for the U.S. Congress. For starters, semiconductors, also called microchips or chips, are tiny electronic devices