Reuters News reported this week that, "One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany’s federal…
A recent report from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), "China: Evolving Demand in the World’s Largest Agricultural Import Market," stated that, "As part of the Phase One Agreement, China has…
Bloomberg writer Michael Hirtzer reported late last week that, "American hog producers have been cutting back on the herd for several months, but there are signs they haven’t been moving…
Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton reported late last week that, "China’s August imports of soybeans from Brazil rose 22% from a year ago, customs data showed on Friday, as…
Bloomberg News reported last week that, "China’s ban on German pork is set to cement the U.S. as the top overseas supplier of the nation’s staple meat."
Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Gavin Maguire reported on Wednesday that, "China’s corn crop is expected to fall by up to 10 million tonnes, or nearly 4%, from the latest government…
Late last week, Bloomberg writers Megan Durisin, Brian Parkin, and Isis Almeida reported that, "A deadly pig disease has materialized in Germany for the first time, threatening to hammer exports…
Bloomberg News reported earlier this week that, "The corn harvest in [China] the world’s top producer after the U.S. is being closely watched as demand for hog and poultry feed…
Reuters writer Karl Plume reported last week that, "Chinese state-owned firms bought at least eight bulk shipments of U.S. soybeans on Wednesday, or at least 480,000 tonnes, for shipment in…
Reuters writer Karl Plume reported on Thursday that, "China made its largest weekly U.S. beef purchases on record last week, followed by its biggest U.S. corn deals in almost a…
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…
Wall Street Journal writers Bob Davis and Lingling Wei reported this week that, "Senior U.S. and Chinese officials said they were committed to carrying out the phase-one trade accord between…
Bloomberg News reported this week that, "President Donald Trump said he called off last weekend’s trade talks with China, raising questions about the future of a deal that is now…
After the Chinese government reported that frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19 last Thursday, other countries have imposed restrictions on purchases from Brazil.
Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that, "U.S. and Chinese negotiators plan to discuss progress of their trade deal in the coming days, with Beijing pushing to widen the agenda to…
Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that, "China’s soybean imports were the second highest on record in July as processors increased purchases of cheaper Brazilian supplies and demand for hog feed…
Lingling Wei and Bob Davis reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "The U.S. and China have agreed to high-level talks on Aug. 15 to assess Beijing’s compliance with the…
Bloomberg writers Elizabeth Rembert and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, "China took another step toward meeting agricultural commitments made in the phase one trade agreement with the U.S. with…
Last week, the National Health Commission of China published a series of guidelines for the meat processing industry from several countries, such as Brazil. One includes the requirement for nucleic…
Last week, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released its "2019 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook," that provided "a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world and the United…