Move points to growing tensions over the detention of Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou

President says his request is justified by progress in trade talks

Record-high stocks should drag on prices

Oilseed processor said it misjudged US-China trade dispute twice in a year

Growing demand for ethical products has encouraged more companies to certify output

New Delhi sees tariff battle as opportunity to break into China’s vast agricultural market

Chinese purchases seen as smaller than hoped for after two presidents met on December 1

Pork lobby warns Brussels would get ‘enormous tactical victory’ if issue is excluded

Trade war double whammy as soyabeans go unsold and tariffs push up cost of metal bins

University researchers team up with producer Chiquita as fungus threatens dominant variety

Soren Schroder’s removal follows pressure from Continental Grain and DE Shaw

Worries over impact of tariffs could weigh on Republican vote in US midterm elections

Commodities trader responds to demands from activists Continental Grain and DE Shaw

Islamic republic’s imports have surged as tariffs decimate US sales to China

Beijing’s duties on US soyabeans have been a boon for Latin American farmers

Outbreak of African swine fever in Belgium threatens jobs and exports

Charities struggle to absorb $1.2bn of farm produce bought by government to aid growers

Ian McIntosh denies talk of rift at agricultural trader after predecessor and finance director quit

Controlling family members of global agribusiness share majority of $551m payout

European Commission offers talks on hormone-treated meat as trade thaw continues