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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
In its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report from Tuesday, USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated that, "In March, the United States exported the most beef (in volume) ever…