Oliver Ward
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Trade reporter at Politico. Brit in the U.S. Into graphs Tips & coffee invites welcome at oward@politico.com
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump's latest wave of tariffs www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump's latest wave of tariffs
Monday’s complaint is the latest in a series of new legal challenges to President Donald Trump's forced labor tariffs.
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👀 The Senate stopgap funding bill published today would extend AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP programs through 2028. Both are currently set to expire at the end of 2026. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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In Morning Trade this morning: A look into Sen. Rand Paul's effort to kill the tariff provisions in the Russian sanctions bill that is gathering momentum in the Senate subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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All the trade promises the EU and the US never meant to keep www.politico.eu/article/trad...
All the trade promises the EU and the US never meant to keep
A year after Donald Trump shook hands with Ursula von der Leyen on a trade deal, POLITICO assesses how their commitments have held up.
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France, others in talks with US to avoid trade probes into pharmaceutical pricing subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: France, others in talks with US to avoid trade probes into pharmaceutical pricing
The U.S. trade representative has told several countries they could face investigations similar to Germany's, spurring discussions over possible off-ramps.
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US officials compiling 'menu' of Spanish goods, as Trump weighs embargo www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
US officials compiling 'menu' of Spanish goods, as Trump weighs embargo
The president reiterated a threat to cut off trade with Spain while attending the NATO Summit in Turkey.
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Bolsonaro’s son pressed Trump to drop proposed Brazil tariffs subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Bolsonaro’s son pressed Trump to drop proposed Brazil tariffs
The Brazilian presidential hopeful told officials at a hearing on Tuesday he lobbied U.S. leadership last month to suspend the duties.
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Trade commission votes to keep tariffs on Mexican tomatoes subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Trade commission votes to keep tariffs on Mexican tomatoes
Commissioners found market conditions have not changed since the agency last considered the issue and tariffs remain necessary to protect domestic producers.
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Congress is sidelined on the USMCA review, as the Trump administration is expected to rely on executive authorities to make any adjustments. GOP lawmakers are okay with that. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Congress is sidelined on USMCA review. GOP lawmakers are okay with that.
The Trump administration is expected to rely largely on executive authorities with Canada and Mexico that a future president could reinterpret, revise or unwind.
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NEW: EU countries voted on Thursday to keep on ice the bloc’s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. in the long-running Airbus-Boeing dispute. The move comes as the EU seeks to avoid reigniting a transatlantic trade war at a time when tensions are easing. Story here www.politico.eu/article/eu-k...
EU keeps Airbus-Boeing trade truce alive
Thursday’s vote prolongs the suspension of the EU’s retaliatory tariffs; its duration is still being negotiated.
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US & Mexican officials are meeting again today in the second round of bilateral negotiations ahead of this summer's USMCA review. Ag trade is on the docket, including seasonal fruit imports & geographical indications, sources say. Politico Pro subscribers can read more in Morning Trade.
Some personal news, as they say. Today is my first day at @politico.com I'm still in DC, still covering trade, and will be working with the team on the Morning Trade newsletter. Send tips, press releases and coffee invites to oward@politico.com. Looking forward to getting stuck in!
There are many suprising gems in @andybounds.bsky.social's Maroš Šefčovič profile today, but the dining room at the Commission's HQ is as imagined: "The menu is fixed, wine is obligatory (a 2023 Vouvray) and a dedicated waitress hovers to refill glasses and spirit French cuisine to the table."
Over 100 lawmakers call for sugar trade probe www.agri-pulse.com/articles/247...
Over 100 lawmakers call for sugar trade probe
A bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to launch a probe into unfair trade practices from sugar-producing countries.
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Details continue to trickle out on what ag trade measures Trump & Xi agreed last week. In addition to beef and poultry commitments, Greer says China has agreed to revisit certain US biotech traits. A fact sheet is also expected in the coming days. Transcript: abcnews.com/Politics/wee...
'This Week' Transcript 5-17-26: U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer, Rep. Thomas Massie & Rep. Jamie Raskin
U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer, Rep. Thomas Massie & Rep. Jamie Raskin were on "This Week" Sunday, May 17. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.
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After tumultuous year, therapeutic food producers hope farm bill can offer certainty www.agri-pulse.com/articles/246...
After tumultuous year, therapeutic food producers hope farm bill can offer certainty
For the two U.S. companies that make life-saving ready-to-use therapeutic food – the dense paste most widely recognized as Plumpy’Nut – the first year of the second Trump administration has been a tur...
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Senate farm bill markup could come in late May/early June as fault lines take shape www.agri-pulse.com/articles/246...
Senate farm bill markup could come in late May as fault lines take shape
All eyes are moving to the Senate following the House passage of its farm bill Thursday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman, R-Ark, is eyeing the end of May or early June for a bill marku...
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North American tribes accuse EU of trampling rights in deforestation rule www.agri-pulse.com/articles/245...
North American tribes accuse EU of trampling rights in deforestation rule
U.S. and Canadian tribes have accused the European Union of failing to honor a United Nations charter on Indigenous rights when it crafted its forthcoming deforestation rule.
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Trump administration split on lifting phosphate tariffs www.agri-pulse.com/articles/245...
Trump administration split on lifting phosphate tariffs
Discussions are ongoing within the Trump administration on whether to lift countervailing duties (CVDs) applied to Moroccan and Russian fertilizer imports, with the Agriculture Department and the Offi...
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USTR Greer tells Florida Rep. Buchanan he raised the issue of low-cost fruit and vegetable exports with Mexican officials earlier this week. "We expect that this will be included in our USMCA negotiations." Says he is also open to using "other tools." Some have suggested seasonal tariffs.
As tariff refund process gets underway, Dems preview new attacks www.agri-pulse.com/articles/245...
As tariff refund process gets underway, Dems preview new attacks
The administration is standing up a system to handle up to $175 billion in tariff refunds that will launch Monday, as Democrats see another opportunity to needle the administration on the cost of livi...
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Ag exporters applaud appeals court ruling, more sympathetic maritime body www.agri-pulse.com/articles/245...
Ag exporters applaud appeals court ruling, more sympathetic maritime body
U.S. ag exporters are celebrating a ruling from an appeals court that blocked an effort to redefine when shipping carriers are unfairly refusing services to would-be exporters. Analysts say an even bi...
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In an interview on Wednesday, the president said the United States had given the U.K. a “good trade deal” that was “better than I had to,” adding that it could “always be changed.” www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Trump threatens to shred UK trade deal over Starmer’s Iran war opposition
The U.K. prime minister hit back saying he will not yield to the U.S. president’s threats.
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This week, State confirmed our reporting when it announced the US pick to lead the World Food Programme would be USDA Undersecretary for Trade & Foreign Ag Affairs Luke Lindberg. We had reported in February that he was the leading candidate. Write up here: www.agri-pulse.com/articles/244...
US puts forward Luke Lindberg to helm World Food Program
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is putting forward Undersecretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg as its candidate to lead the United Nations World Food Program.
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Britain is weighing EU-style “trade bazooka” powers to counter economic coercion, as the government warns that trade is increasingly being used as a geopolitical weapon. pro.politico.eu/news/216302
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Mosaic and Simplot maintain support for fertilizer tariffs www.agri-pulse.com/articles/244...
Mosaic and Simplot maintain support for fertilizer tariffs
Fertilizer producers Mosaic and Simplot said this week they support keeping countervailing duties on Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizer in the five-year review now underway.
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One year on from "Liberation Day," Trump’s tariffs have altered supply chains — just not in the way he envisioned. Read more: bloom.bg/41E9GFE
Officials weigh trade probe on sugar but could face obstacles www.agri-pulse.com/articles/244...
Officials weigh trade probe on sugar but could face obstacles
The Trump administration has been looking into whether to mount a trade investigation into the impacts of sugar on domestic industry, according to three people familiar with the situation, which could...
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