2026-08-22

Mexico's chief trade negotiator said he is confident of winning more relaxed U.S. tariff terms on Mexican auto and steel exports comparable to adjustments Washington is negotiating with Canada. U.S.-Canada talks have reportedly advanced; Mexico has not yet reached an agreement but expects progress soon, is closely monitoring Washington-Ottawa negotiations and is pursuing its own negotiating strategy.

Mexico's chief trade negotiator said he is confident of winning more relaxed U.S. tariff terms on Mexican auto and steel exports comparable to adjustments Washington is negotiating with Canada. U.S.-Canada talks have reportedly advanced; Mexico has not yet reached an agreement but expects progress soon, is closely monitoring Washington-Ottawa negotiations and is pursuing its own negotiating strategy.

2026-08-22

China's domestically developed S4000 airborne wind power system completed full flight verification at a northwest test site, reaching a maximum operational altitude of 4,000m. An iterative upgrade to the S2000, the S4000 uses a new configuration with broadly improved performance, a 20-year design life, and compatibility with most domestic deployment regions and mainstream grid requirements. High-altitude wind power has been included in the national '15th Five-Year' renewable energy development p

China's domestically developed S4000 airborne wind power system completed full flight verification at a northwest test site, reaching a maximum operational altitude of 4,000m. An iterative upgrade to the S2000, the S4000 uses a new configuration with broadly improved performance, a 20-year design life, and compatibility with most domestic deployment regions and mainstream grid requirements. High-altitude wind power has been included in the national '15th Five-Year' renewable energy development plan; the successful S4000 trial fills a key engineering-application gap and increases China's high-altitude clean-energy supply capacity.

2026-08-22

UK Met Office says this year’s El Nifio is expected to be the strongest since modern records began and may intensify droughts, heavy rainfall and other extreme weather across multiple regions, with potential impacts on agricultural production.

UK Met Office says this year’s El Nifio is expected to be the strongest since modern records began and may intensify droughts, heavy rainfall and other extreme weather across multiple regions, with potential impacts on agricultural production.

2026-08-22

英國氣象局：今年的厄爾尼諾現象將成爲有現代氣象記錄以來最強的一次，可能加劇全球多地乾旱、強降雨等極端天氣，並對農業生產造成影響。

英國氣象局：今年的厄爾尼諾現象將成爲有現代氣象記錄以來最強的一次，可能加劇全球多地乾旱、強降雨等極端天氣，並對農業生產造成影響。

2026-08-22

Pro Farmer released 2026 US estimates. Soybeans: yield 53.3 bu/acre (USDA Aug: 52.7; Pro Farmer 2025: 53.0); production 4.572 bln bu (USDA Aug: 4.519; Pro Farmer 2025: 4.246). Corn: yield 173.2 bu/acre (USDA Aug: 180.7; Pro Farmer 2025: 182.7); production 15.344 bln bu (USDA Aug: 16.013; Pro Farmer 2025: 16.204).

Pro Farmer released 2026 US estimates. Soybeans: yield 53.3 bu/acre (USDA Aug: 52.7; Pro Farmer 2025: 53.0); production 4.572 bln bu (USDA Aug: 4.519; Pro Farmer 2025: 4.246). Corn: yield 173.2 bu/acre (USDA Aug: 180.7; Pro Farmer 2025: 182.7); production 15.344 bln bu (USDA Aug: 16.013; Pro Farmer 2025: 16.204).

2026-08-22

The organizing committee's second working meeting for the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) convened in Xiamen, Fujian. MOFCOM's vice minister and Fujian's vice governor attended; preparatory teams reported progress. The meeting directed focus on the fair's permanent theme, 'Expand two-way investment, Promote global development,' and on deepening CIFIT's 'Investment China' flagship exhibition and its role as a global investment-cooperation platform. Participants were

The organizing committee's second working meeting for the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) convened in Xiamen, Fujian. MOFCOM's vice minister and Fujian's vice governor attended; preparatory teams reported progress. The meeting directed focus on the fair's permanent theme, 'Expand two-way investment, Promote global development,' and on deepening CIFIT's 'Investment China' flagship exhibition and its role as a global investment-cooperation platform. Participants were instructed to tighten event coordination, strengthen interagency collaboration, step up project matchmaking, refine organizational and logistical support, and boost publicity to raise the quality and impact of the 26th CIFIT.