Insights and Stories on China

Aug. 12, 2025 at 9:12 am CDT

China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.

By Ella Cao, Lewis Jackson, Naveen Thukral, Reuters

Aug. 7, 2025 at 11:07 am CDT

China’s pig industry representatives will gather next week in Beijing to discuss ways to reduce breeding sow numbers by a million as part of a push to tackle over-capacity and stabilize prices.

By Ella Cao, Lewis Jackson, Reuters

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump's higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in on Thursday, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a century and leaving major trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India hurriedly searching for a better deal.

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Reuters

Jul. 29, 2025 at 10:47 am CDT

China's appetite for soybeans is likely to weaken during the peak U.S. marketing season later this year, as record imports earlier in 2025 and tepid demand from animal feed producers have pushed up soymeal inventories at home, trade sources said.

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters

Jul. 24, 2025 at 10:39 am CDT

Chinese authorities have pledged to rein in hog production and reduce soymeal use in animal feed to stabilize hog prices.

By Ella Cao, Lewis Jackson, Reuters