Trade Update – September 22, 2026

Next CITU: October 6, 2026

Featured Headlines

81st Session United Nations General Assembly President Trump Addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly — Watch Live The White House

Xi rolls into Trump summit with China’s trade engine roaring Reuters, September 20, 2026Auto groups urge Trump to keep out Chinese vehicles ahead of Xi visit -Letter included Detroit News, September 18, 2026 US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit Reuters, September 18, 2026 Before Xi’s Visit, the Harder Question Brilliant Thoughts, September 16, 2026

State of the Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen’s speech EuroNews, September 16, 2026 EU and Canada are stronger together, Carney says after Trump derides EU alliance Reuters, September 16, 2026 EU’s von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc’s first associate member Reuters, September 16, 2026 Trump threatens to impose ‘serious tariffs’ on Europe if Canada joins EU as associate member POLITICO, September 16, 2026

Mexico plans to boost US imports as part of trade treaty review, Sheinbaum says Reuters, September 21, 2026 Trump tariffs hit Canada’s dairy farmers as US sales stall Al Jazeera, September 20, 2026 Mexico’s Sheinbaum says working towards a trade deal with Trump Reuters, September 18, 2026 Trump, Sheinbaum talk as US, Mexico close in on a trade agreement POLITICO, September 17, 2026

AGOA was extended for two years—now the real work begins Brookings, September 17, 2026

California

CalChamber to Launch Redesigned Website CalChamber, September 18, 2026

• Port of Long Beach eyes future of trade growth
  The American Journal of Transportation, September 18, 2026
• Beyond the Coast: Port of Stockton Powers the Central Valley’s Global Reach
  The American Journal of Transportation, September 15, 2026

Trade Policy

The White House

• G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Concludes with Four Consensus Outcomes
  September 21, 2026
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Further Enhances Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the H-1B Visa Program
  September 18, 2026

U.S. Department of State 

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys at the Critical Minerals Framework Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
  September 17, 2026

United States Trade Representative

• USTR Convenes Over 50 Trading Partners to Provide Training Related to Imposing and Enforcing Forced Labor Import Prohibitions
  September 15, 2026

U.S. Department of Treasury

• US Treasury’s Bessent and China’s He launch talks on AI, trade and critical minerals
  Reuters, September 20, 2026 

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Most Favored Nation Tariffs and U.S. Agricultural Trade
  September 16, 2026
• USDA Announces New American Biofuels Trade Outlook, Building on Record 2025 Exports
  September 16, 2026

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

• USTDA Backs Marshall Islands Port Modernization to Strengthen Pacific Trade and Supply Chains
  September 21, 2026

World Trade Organization

• Report spotlights role of services export promotion strategies as catalyst for development
  September 17, 2026

Trade Agreements/ Cooperation

• India-New Zealand free trade pact to come into force on October 20
  Reuters, September 21, 2026
• Macron and Carney vow closer France-Canada ties amid strained US relations
  EuroNews, September 20, 2026
• Japan, US discussing chip factory construction as part of $550 billion investment talks, Nikkei reports
  Reuters, September 16, 2026