Japan is taking steps that could lead to it fully opening its market to fresh US potatoes, following a request from Washington. Japan bans imports of raw potatoes due to concerns over pests and disease, except for some sourced from the United States to be used exclusively for potato chips. The agriculture ministry is currently...Read More

China’s tightening control over critical minerals and export restrictions on rare earth elements could put around $6.5 trillion a year of downstream production outside China at risk, as industries from automobiles and defence to clean energy and high-tech manufacturing remain exposed to concentrated supply chains, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. The warning comes as...Read More