Though China announced tariffs on U.S.-made farm equipment, manufacturers Deere, CNH Industrial and Agco face a bigger threat from a North American trade war. The companies’ sales, supply chains and manufacturing sites are enmeshed across the U.

Last-minute phone calls pull the North American neighbours back from the brink of a trade war, but the US is still targeting Chinese imports.

The pauses—which allow a period of negotiations over drug trafficking and border security—provide a cool-down period after a tumultuous few days that put North America on the cusp of a trade war.