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Canada to Impose $3.6B in Retaliatory Tariffs on US

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the tariffs will match the U.S. ones dollar-for-dollar.

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Recognizing Supplier Quality Problems Before They Spread

Even a minor variation in sourced components or materials can be dire, delaying lifesaving product deliveries or threatening user safety.

Could China's Strategic Pork Reserve be a Model for the US?

While the U.S. does have substantial reserves of red meat in cold storage, these supplies are a tiny fraction of what's produced annually.

The crew on a lobster boat hauls traps at sunrise on Sept. 21 off Portland, Maine.

Maine Lobster Industry Rebounds Despite Pandemic

A little girl holds palm oil fruit collected from a plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Palm Oil Labor Abuses Linked to World’s Top Brands, Banks

In this Aug. 20 photo, Thomas Henney, right, and Charles Chavira watch a plume spread over Healdsburg, CA as the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn.

Wildfires Give West Coast Grapes Unwanted Smoky Flavor

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FDA Finalizes Framework to Resume Shellfish Trade with Europe

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FDA Announces New FSMA Rule to Advance Food Traceability

While limited to certain foods, this proposed rule would create a first-of-its-kind standardized approach to traceability recordkeeping.

In this July 27, 2012 file photo, wild blueberries await harvesting in Warren, Maine.

Maine Blueberry Industry Hurt by Virus, Drought, Frost

America's producers of wild blueberries are largely located in Maine.

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China Announces Regulations for 'Unreliable Entity' List

The list is aimed at foreign companies it says endanger its national sovereignty, security or development interests.

In this Sept. 21, 2018 file photo, men deliver U.N. World Food Programme aid in Aslam, Hajjah, Yemen.

UN Food Chief Calls on Rich to Help Millions Fight Hunger

He said the World Food Program needs $4.9 billion to feed 30 million people who will die without the program's assistance for a year.

In this June 28, 2018 file photo, rolls of finished steel are seen at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill.

US Companies Faced Delays, Hurdles in Seeking Tariff Relief

The overwhelmed Commerce Department could not meet its own deadline for processing around three-fourths of the requests.

In this July 30 photo, Kai Hu, a research associate transfers medium to cells, in the laboratory at Imperial College in London. Imperial College is working on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

US Outlines Vaccine Distribution Plan

The campaign would begin gradually in January or even later this year, and President Trump noted a vaccine could be three or four weeks away.

Aluminum smelters inside the Alouette aluminum plant, Sept-Iles, Quebec, May 21, 2019.

US Drops Tax on Canadian Aluminum

The decision came just hours before Canada was prepared to impose retaliatory sanctions.

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Washington from a trip to Phoenix.

WTO: US Tariffs on China Illegal

The ruling, in theory, would allow China to impose retaliatory tariffs on billions' worth of U.S. goods.

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EPA Sides with Farmers on Ethanol, Rejects Refinery Waivers

The petroleum industry sought to remove hundreds of millions of gallons of corn-based ethanol from the market.

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US Industrial Production Slows to 0.4% Gain in August

The slight uptick followed gains of 3.5% in July and 6.1% in June, when the industrial sector began to rebound from the pandemic.

How AI and Automation Benefit the Supply Chain

When the global shutdown began, consumers experienced an unusual phenomenon for industrialized nations: bare shelves.

In this 2003 file photo, boxes of Marshmallow Peeps are lined up at the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, PA.

Virus Prompts Pause for Peeps Holiday Treats

The company will forego production for Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day as it prepares for next Easter.