Food & Resource Security

Wrought

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A simple and plausible explanation for how oil imports dropped so precipitously without touching stockpiles.

A close look at the reams of official data available suggests a more humdrum explanation. Public information and signs of a demand peak that analysts have been
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can explain almost all the loss of nearly five million barrels a day in May.

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Wrought

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Allegely, China has put an additional 55% tariff on Aus Beef starting june 20 midnight, since allegedly, 100% of required imported beef has already been purchased.
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That's not an additional tariff being imposed; it's just the annual beef quota has been used up. That is to say, it's not singling out Australia for punitive measures.

Australian beef exports to China will face an additional 55% tariff starting this weekend after hitting Beijing’s annual
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, which could impact trade flows and prompt producers to seek new markets for red meat. The Chinese government
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imposed a quota of 205,000 tons on beef imports from Australia as part of a range of trade limits on major red meat-producing nations, including Brazil and Argentina, in a push to protect local farmers.

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