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Reuters writer Emily Chow reported this week that, "[Chinese producer Cheng's] farm is one of thousands in Henan, famous for agriculture, and pork production in particular. The province was struck by heavy rains last week that sparked the worst flash flooding…

Late last week, Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Gavin Maguire reported that, "China's soybean imports are set to slow sharply in late 2021 from a record first-half tally, confounding expectations for sustained growth from the top global buyer and denting…

A report last week from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), "Banner Year for U.S. Beef Exports in 2021," stated that, "As countries roll back COVID-19 restrictions, foreign market demand for beef is becoming a bright spot for U.S. producers."

Reuters News reported late last week that, "The first cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in farm pigs in Germany, the country's federal agriculture ministry said on Friday."

Earlier this week, in its monthly Grain: World Markets and Trade report, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) stated that, "Brazil corn imports (Oct-Sep) are forecast at 2.6 million tons for 2020/21. If realized, it would be the largest volume…

Bloomberg News reported on Friday that, "China is likely to take a break from buying large amounts of U.S. corn after record purchases this year because the domestic harvest is approaching and local prices have slumped to the cheapest since…

Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Gavin Maguire reported this week that, "Chinese farmers have sharply increased corn planting this year to cash in on demand-fuelled record prices, a trend that is likely to cool the country's recent rampant appetite for…

A report on Thursday from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) post in Beijing ("China: Grain and Feed Update") stated that, "Post’s MY2021/22 corn import forecast is 20 MMT, 6 MMTs below USDA’s official forecast with the expectation that demand softens as…

Late last week, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released a report titled, "Early Months Suggest a Bright 2021 for United States Agricultural Exports."

Late last week, Wall Street Journal writer Jacky Wong reported that, "Prices of everything seem to be going up this year. Pork prices in China are doing the opposite as a different sort of health crisis eases. That’s tough news…

Bloomberg News reported this week that, "China’s hog population rose 24% in the year through May and has now almost fully recovered from the recent resurgence in African swine fever, according to the country’s agriculture ministry."

Late last week, Reuters writer Karl Plume reported that, "Chinese state-owned importers bought at least eight cargo shipments of U.S. soybeans on Friday, or at least 480,000 tonnes, the country’s largest U.S. soybean purchases in 4-1/2 months, two U.S. traders familiar…

Financial Times writers Hudson Lockett and Thomas Hale reported this week that, "Hog futures in China have fallen to record lows as mass slaughtering of pigs prompts fears that the world’s second-biggest economy faces a deluge of pork."

Bloomberg News reported on Friday that, "China’s embarked on a record corn-buying spree this year and some vessels have been delayed for as long as a month outside southern ports because of congestion, incurring hefty demurrage fees."

Reuters News reported this week that, "China imported 789,000 tonnes of meat in May, down 3.3% from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday, after a plunge in domestic pork prices dented appetite for imports."

Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Gavin Maguire reported on Friday that, "China’s massive livestock sector is set to snap up millions of tonnes of wheat from the country’s winter harvest that began this month, extending a run of crop-switching in animal…

On Wednesday, the USDA released its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report from the Department’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Economic Research Service (ERS).  Today’s update includes highlights from the report, which was coordinated by Hui Jiang, Dylan…

Wall Street Journal writer Josh Zumbrun reported on Tuesday that, "The Biden administration initiated a dispute process against the Canadian dairy industry, triggering the formal dispute mechanism of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for the first time."

Bloomberg writer Ailing Tan reported on Monday that, "China’s imports of American goods slowed in April, pulling back on the already incremental progress toward the purchase targets agreed with the U.S. in the 2020 trade deal."

On Wednesday, Bloomberg writers Daniela Sirtori-Cortina and Breanna T Bradham reported that, "China has tapped the U.S. for more than a third of next season’s expected corn imports, accelerating its pace of buying from the world’s top supplier to fill…