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…
Bloomberg News reported last week that, "China’s corn imports could more than double to 17 million tons in 2020-2021 from a year earlier on prospects for a smaller domestic harvest…
A news release from USDA on Friday stated that, "The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and [USDA] today issued a report highlighting the progress made to date in implementing…
Mark Ash and Dana Golden explained in this month's Oil Crops Outlook, from USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS), that, "Despite an unchanged yield, USDA pegs the 2020/21 U.S. soybean crop…
Reports this month from the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) have provided updated information on market variables impacting soybeans, meat, and corn. Today's update highlights some of the key findings…
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…