Fertilizer costs are trading mixed so far in September, ahead of what looks like another huge harvest in the U.S. But while growers here confront low crop prices, rising markets around the world are boosting demand for fertilizer. The ripple effect is landing with a thud on budgets for 2019, raising the cost of corn nutrients by more than 20% over year-ago levels. SEE MORE The new competition law will create a legal framework to better manage economic concentration, experts say. SEE MORE China will "synchronize its countermoves" to the US' latest round of tariffs, further escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. SEE MORE According to a latest market report, the nitrile rubber (NBR) market is expected to grow from 992.4 million U.S. dollars in 2017 to 1.393 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 7.0% over the forecast period. SEE MORE Recently, the United States has published a list of 25% tariffs on Chinese imports of $16 billion. This marks the latest upgrade of Sino-US trade friction since US President Trump officially signed a trade memorandum with China at the White House on March 23. The Chinese government has adopted counter-measures to impose tariffs of about 20 billion, 20%, 10%, and 5% on 5,207 tax items originating in the United States. SEE MORE