Insights and Stories of Hallie Gu

Nov. 27, 2020 at 2:23 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — In a supermarket in downtown Beijing, refrigerator shelves normally filled with steak from around the world sit empty as tougher testing for the novel coronavirus creates supply bottlenecks and raises prices for importers. Fresh supplies of beef won’t arrive for days, a salesman at the Suning.com-owned […]

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu

Aug. 10, 2020 at 2:25 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China. Chinese authorities have since March 2019 blocked canola shipments by two Canadian exporters, an action […]

By Hallie Gu, Rod Nickel

Jul. 31, 2020 at 9:24 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China’s state planner said on Friday that it will encourage foreign investment in livestock and poultry breeding, as well as plant-based meats substitutes, from this year. The move by the National Development and Reform Commission comes as China, the world’s top meat market, strives to boost […]

By Hallie Gu

Jul. 29, 2020 at 9:34 am CDT

Buenos Aires | Beijing | Reuters – Argentina is nearing an initial agreement with China that could pave for the way for potential investments by the Asian giant in local pork production for export, Argentina’s undersecretary of trade and investment promotion told Reuters. That could eventually lead to Chinese-backed hog […]

By Hallie Gu, Maximilian Heath

Jun. 1, 2020 at 3:40 pm CDT

Updated, June 1 — Chicago/Beijing/Singapore | Reuters — State-owned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing. The […]

By Hallie Gu, Karl Plume, Keith Zhai