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…
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Isis Almeida reported on Tuesday that, "China made its biggest purchase ever of U.S. corn in another boost to meeting agriculture targets set in the…
Brazilian agribusiness exports were at record levels in June 2020, with foreign sales of US$ 10.17 billion. There was a growth of 24.5% in relation to exports in June 2019…
Josh Zumbrun and Catherine Lucey reported on the front page of Saturday's Wall Street Journal that, "President Trump damped expectations for a promised phase-two trade pact with China on Friday,…
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Dominic Carey reported last week that, "While U.S. shippers sent sizable orders of wheat, corn, cotton, pork and other agriculture goods to China in May,…
The suspension of meat imports by China so far affects five large Brazilian plants. On Saturday, the Asian country removed pig companies BRF in Lajeado and JBS in Três Passos,…
On Monday, Bloomberg News reported that, "China’s purchases of U.S. goods increased last month as the economy continued its recovery from the coronavirus shutdowns, but imports are still far behind…
Last week, Bloomberg's Mike Dorning reported that, "U.S. health and agricultural authorities issued thinly veiled criticism of new demands from China for food-exporting companies to sign documents stating that they…
Bloomberg News reported on Friday that, "China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the U.S. following talks in Hawaii…