Insights and Stories on China

WHO says bird flu outbreaks raise alarm

Mar. 1, 2017 at 1:28 pm CST

London | Reuters — The risk of sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian flu in China is low, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, but a surge in human cases there is worrying and requires constant monitoring. Outbreaks of H5 bird flu strains in poultry and wild birds across […]

U.S. ethanol expected to be competitive in 2017

Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:37 pm CST

By Jade Markus

China reports more severe form of bird flu, threat to poultry

Feb. 22, 2017 at 2:08 pm CST

By Dominique Patton stephanie-nebehay

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

Feb. 15, 2017 at 12:37 pm CST

By Reuters

Australia, New Zealand pledge to salvage TPP

Jan. 23, 2017 at 6:50 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Tuesday on improving South American crop prospects and uncertainty about export demand from China, analysts said. Corn rose on technical buying and expectations that commodity index funds will buy grain next week as they rebalance portfolios. Wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Fat herds, leaner profits: For China’s pig farmers, New Year feasts bring cold comfort

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

China takes aim at corn glut with plastics, livestock feed push

Dec. 29, 2016 at 11:47 am CST

Beijing/Reuters – China plans to boost production of biodegradable plastics made out of corn and increase the use of the grain as an animal feed in the next three years, the government said on Thursday, the latest effort to absorb a domestic glut that has hurt prices. Outlining its five-year […]

By Reuters

Fertilizer prices ‘float along’ with eyes on China, corn

Dec. 8, 2016 at 8:00 pm CST

CNS Canada — It’s shaping up to be a typical winter season for fertilizer prices, according to an industry expert, but he cautions plant expansions in the U.S., corn acreage and the murky world of Chinese exports will all play a part in determining any price spikes in coming months. […]

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola watches U.S., China

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:46 pm CST

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts find themselves trading within a rather narrow range, with a downturn more likely than a move higher in the near term. “We have a bull and a bear that are yanking each other right now, and (canola) is quite flat,” said analyst […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin