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Kate Ambler

Kate Amber is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Kate’s research broadly focuses on interventions that can increase incomes for smallholders and other microenterprises in agrifood value chains, with a specific focus on the inclusion of women. This includes work on programming in fragile settings, innovations in agricultural finance, and regulatory solutions for food safety. 

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China’s import appetite expected to relieve U.S. farmers of trade war hit (Financial Times)

June 09, 2021


Financial Times (UK) published an article on U.S.-China trade. China’s agricultural imports are expected to further support U.S. farmers who had to survive on governmental assistance due to the trade war between the world’s two largest economies and the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s forecasters expect healthy crops, so farmers can enjoy the benefits of selling soybeans for $15 or more per bushel and corn for $6 or more per bushel, prices of which approached record highs this spring. Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber stated, I don’t think this is a temporary phenomenon.  I think China will continue to be a very strong importer.” Republished in CGTN (China), and  Fry Electronics.

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