{"podcast":{"title":"Global Trade with Fexingo: WTO, Free Trade Agreements, and International Commerce","slug":"global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","podcast_index_feed_id":7871813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/global-trade.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":116,"summary":"Global Trade with Fexingo is a daily examination of the rules, institutions, and politics that govern international commerce. Lucas and Luna dissect the latest developments at the World Trade Organization, from dispute rulings and tariff disputes to the stalling Doha Round. They map the patchwork of free trade agreements — from the USMCA and RCEP to the AfCFTA — and assess how these deals reshape supply chains, labor standards, and intellectual property protections. Each episode grounds abstract policy in concrete numbers: the volume of trade at stake, the tariff lines that matter, the winners and losers in specific industries. The show is for trade economists, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand how trade tensions affect their operations. Lucas brings the global perspective; Luna stresses the real-world impact on exporters, importers, and workers. Together, they avoid ideology and focus on the data: what does a new EU carbon border adjustment mean for Indian steel? How does a Chinese export ban on rare earths hit electric vehicle production? Listeners leave each episode with a clearer map of the world's commercial arteries — and the choke points that coul…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:21:13.899418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813"},"episode":{"title":"The Single Rule That Made Global Corn Trade Possible","slug":"the-single-rule-that-made-global-corn-trade-possible","published_at":"2026-07-07T07:36:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-corn-trade-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0096.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/global-trade/episode-0096.mp3","summary":"Episode 96 of Global Trade with Fexingo zooms in on Harmonized System (HS) code 1005 — the customs classification that governs the $60 billion annual trade in corn. Lucas and Luna trace how a seemingly bureaucratic number, first agreed upon by 60 countries in 1988, became the backbone of everything from U.S. ethanol exports to Mexican tortilla prices. They unpack a 2024 dispute between Ukraine and Poland over corn transshipments, showing how a six-digit code can trigger diplomatic crises and reshape global supply chains. The episode explains why corn gets its own HS chapter while quinoa does not, and how a 2025 WTO ruling on GM corn labeling hinged on a single tariff line. Listeners learn one concrete thing: the difference between HS 1005.90 (dent corn for feed) and HS 1005.10 (seed corn for planting), and why that distinction matters for food security. This is the hidden plumbing of global agriculture. #Corn #HarmonizedSystem #Wto #GlobalTrade #Agriculture #Ukraine #Poland #Ethanol #Mexico #Tortilla #GmCorn #Tariffs #SupplyChain #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TradePolicy #Customs Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 96 of Global Trade with Fexingo zooms in on Harmonized System (HS) code 1005 — the customs classification that governs the $60 billion annual trad…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/episodes/the-single-rule-that-made-global-corn-trade-possible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-trade-with-fexingo-wto-free-trade-agreements-and-international-commerce-7871813/the-single-rule-that-made-global-corn-trade-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}