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Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that, "China imported a record amount of meat in March on supply concerns as hog herds in the world’s biggest pork consumer struggled to recover…

Last week, Bloomberg writer Andy Hoffman reported that, "Agricultural commodities are poised for a “mini supercycle” as China’s rampant demand keeps supplies tight, according to the head of a key…

Last week, Reuters News reported that, "Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reduced pork import tariffs as the government seeks to address a domestic shortage by ramping up purchases from…

This week, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released its 2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook, a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports.  Today's update includes highlights from the report,…

Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported late last week that, "A wave of African swine fever outbreaks this year has wiped out at least 20% of the breeding herd in northern…

Reuters News reported last week that, "China reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Xinjiang region, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday."

Last week, New York Times writers Vivian Yee and Peter S. Goodman reported that, "Trying to convey the sheer scale of the nearly quarter-mile-long container ship that has been stuck…

Writing recently in the CARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) Agricultural Policy Review, from Iowa State University (“Is China’s Hog Rebuilding Complete? Reconciling Inventory and Price Data“), Dermot Hayes,…

William Mauldin reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "High-level talks between the Biden administration and Beijing that veered into acrimony put the U.S.-China rivalry in sharp relief, complicating efforts…

Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that, "China, the biggest corn consumer after the U.S., is still short of the feed grain, and more overseas purchases are likely."

Earlier this month, Bloomberg News reported that, "African swine fever is re-emerging in Asia, threatening to upend efforts to replenish national herds after the virus killed tens of millions of…

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…