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Wall Street Journal writer Jesse Newman reported on Wednesday that, "China is once again the U.S.’s chief customer for agricultural goods, three years after the start of a bruising trade…

On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine C. Tai.

Financial Times writers Emiko Terazono and Sun Yu reported last week that, "Record purchases by China have sent corn prices soaring since the end of last year, leaving farmers and…

Financial Times writer Emiko Terazono reported last week that, "Global food prices have reached their highest in almost seven years, further raising the spectre of food inflation and hunger at…

Last week, Reuters writers Mark Weinraub and Karl Plume reported that, "China booked its biggest purchase of U.S. corn yet, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday, buying more at…

Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman and Nicholas Larkin reported this week that, "Corn prices in Chicago reached a seven-year high with China’s appetite for the grain stoking global supply concerns."

Late last week, Aime Williams and Justin Jacobs reported at The Financial Times Online that, "China has purchased less than three-fifths of the US goods projected under the “phase one”…

Earlier this month, in its Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) stated that, "Driven by higher estimates for pork, the China total…

Reuters writers Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton reported last week that, "China’s soybean imports jumped 13% to an annual record in 2020, customs data showed on Thursday, after crushers ramped…

Bloomberg News reported earlier this week that, "China approved two genetically modified corn varieties from Bayer AG and Syngenta AG for imports as demand for animal feed surges."

Last week, Bloomberg News reported that, "China is far away from meeting its U.S. trade-deal commitments, with the latest data showing it’s imported just over half of the American goods…

Last week, Bloomberg writers Isis Almeida, Samy Adghirni, and Tatiana Freitas reported that, "Brazil is close to an agreement that would allow the world’s second-largest corn exporter to boost sales…

Last week, in its monthly Grain: World Markets and Trade report, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) explained that, "Trade data for 2019/20 (October-September) are largely complete. Many countries imported record…

On Monday, Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported that, "Behind the walls of a hulking industrial compound in rural China, top pig producer Muyuan Foods is trying to raise more hogs on…

Bloomberg News reported late last week that, "China is set to import more U.S. corn, with volumes for next year seen hitting the top end of market expectations and squeezing…

On Monday, 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).

Wall Street Journal writer Lucy Craymer reported late last week that, "China’s voracious appetite for imported meat is starting to wane, as domestic pork prices fall and consumer worries grow…

Late last week, Reuters writers Hallie Gu, Maximilian Heath, and Naveen Thukral reported that, "Chinese feed producers, pig farmers and traders are reshaping the global grain market as they scour the…

A report earlier this month from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), "China's Corn Imports Estimated to Hit 22 Million Metric Tons," stated that, "The forecast for China’s corn imports for…

Late last week, Bloomberg News reported that, "China is flying in record numbers of pigs to improve genetics and boost productivity while rapidly rebuilding the nation’s hog population after it…