Insights and Stories of Hallie Gu

Aug. 3, 2018 at 8:39 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China reported its first outbreak of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) on Friday, as authorities in Liaoning province in the country’s northeast culled almost 1,000 hogs and rushed to control the highly contagious disease. News of the infection will stoke concern about its spread in the world’s […]

By Hallie Gu, Josephine Mason

May. 23, 2018 at 8:15 pm CDT

Singapore/Beijing | Reuters –– China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after Beijing signalled to state-run refiners and grains purchasers they should buy more to help ease tensions between the two top economies, trade sources said on Wednesday. China pledged at […]

By Dominique Patton, Florence Tan, Hallie Gu

May. 18, 2018 at 5:29 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China dropped its anti-dumping probe into imports of U.S. sorghum on Friday, beating a hasty retreat from a dispute that wreaked chaos across the global grain market and raised concerns about rising costs and financial damage at home. The move was seen as a goodwill concession […]

By Hallie Gu, Josephine Mason

Jun. 14, 2017 at 3:50 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import from Monday, after the world’s top buyer of GMO soybeans pledged to speed up a review of biotech products as part of a recent trade deal with the U.S. The approvals of new GMO […]

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu

Dec. 29, 2016 at 11:55 am CST

Beijing/Reuters – With China’s Lunar New Year festivities fast approaching, pig farmers in the world’s biggest pork market have little to cheer. As they fatten herds to meet peak demand, a slump in retail prices and a spike in feed costs are grinding up profits. A wave of imports has […]

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu