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WHAT'S NEXT?: Global trade policies could be upended with a new President in the White House, Brexit, a potential break-up of the European Union and China reacting to these changes in profound ways.

  • [New] United States - Solar Industry Pressures: Many planned U.S. solar factories probably will not be built as cheap imports from Chinese companies push global cell and panel prices so low that even federal subsidies can not sustain domestic solar factories, BloombergNEF warned. Sustainable Tech Partner
  • [New] As the clean energy transition brings new vulnerabilities from an energy security perspective, Canada has developed plans to increase its production and supply chains of critical minerals for both domestic consumption and export. IEA
  • [New] China has trade deficits with some countries who might have the sort of consumer China is looking for. The One Hundredth Monkey
  • [New] In a strategic move last year, Vietnam declared its intent to slash annual rice exports to 4 million tonnes by 2030, as noted in a government document outlining the rice export strategy. UkrAgroConsult - gg
  • [New] France is using the opportunity of strong global demand to boost its arms industry through exports. Yahoo News
  • [New] India, Indonesia and the Philippines get trade data in the coming week, and Australia will get the February NAB Business Conditions gauge and household spending numbers. financialpost
  • [New] The Paris Forum will highlight the issues of transition to clean energy and clean fuels, as Turkmenistan attaches great importance to promoting clean energy and has initiated the construction of a 10 MW hybrid solar-wind power plant on Lake Altyn Asyr. Turkmenistan, an Internet portal on cultural, business
  • [New] Including Saudi Arabia and the UAE in BRICS could have profound implications for global energy policies and trade dynamics, given their status as major oil producers. AzerNews.az
  • [New] The Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability, a proposed agreement between Costa Rica, Fiji, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland, will remove tariffs on more than 300 products related to clean energy generation and environmental monitoring and protection. Allen Overy
  • [New] Farmers are angry over European Union climate policies and food imports from Ukraine that they say threaten their livelihoods. The Indian Express
  • [New] A temporary pause on tariffs for solar panels imported from four Southeast Asian countries is set to expire in June, which could raise prices even further. Scientific American
  • [New] The production of low polarity sugar for export to the United States is projected at 9.0% of total production. D. W. Montgomery & Company - Organic & Specialty Sugars
  • [New] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule with climate reporting standards that will require publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. National Association of Clean Air Agencies
  • [New] Farmers across Europe are angry over EU climate policies and food imports from Ukraine that they say threaten their livelihoods. AP News
  • [New] Most industry experts have a bullish view on the CPO price in 2024 but mostly think that it will trade lower in the second half of 2024, while two notable palm oil experts have a bullish view on the CPO prices, citing the limited palm oil supply growth in the top two producing countries. Selangor Journal
  • [New] Though China usually releases trade data monthly, the data for the first two months of the year are combined to avoid disruptions from the weeklong Lunar New Year holidays, when many businesses and factories are closed. AOL
  • [New] One of Turkey's mid-sized Mediterranean oil terminals - the Dortyol terminal - will no longer accept Russian imports after receiving record volumes last year, amid an increase in sanctions pressure by the United States. investing.com
  • [New] Mexico was forecast to import a record-high amount of high-duty sugar in 2024 as it sought to maximize exports to the United States while also meeting domestic sugar needs. Baking Business
  • [New] Upside risks to inflation include the heightened geopolitical tensions, especially in the Middle East, which could push energy prices and freight costs higher in the near term and disrupt global trade. European Central Bank
  • US companies with export-oriented production bases in Asian countries will need to prepare for greater environmental safeguards, carbon emissions tracking, and carbon taxes in Western markets. India Briefing News
  • Asian countries are particularly vulnerable to commodity price volatility, especially in hydrocarbons, and disruptions to trade routes in the Middle East. India Briefing News
  • Increased domestic production of stainless steel will decrease metal imports due to the continuing trade spat between China and the United States. Market Data Forecast

Last updated: 14 March 2024



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