Insights and Stories on China

China’s canola meal supply may fall under tighter standards

Mar. 6, 2016 at 1:28 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — China may suffer a shortage of canola meal, a protein-rich feed ingredient, after Beijing plans to toughen the import standards for the oilseed from major exporters, industry analysts said. China will allow no more than one per cent of foreign material in canola shipments starting April […]

Grain consortium lobbying hard for Australia’s biggest wheat exporter

Mar. 4, 2016 at 9:50 am CST

By Cecile Lefort Colin Packham

Paterson taps brakes on China canola sales

Mar. 2, 2016 at 7:24 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

Blackleg, big stocks seen behind China-Canada canola conflict

Feb. 25, 2016 at 4:06 pm CST

By Niu Shuping Rod Nickel

China tightens dockage rules on Canadian canola

Feb. 24, 2016 at 6:51 pm CST

By Reuters

Fertilizer expected to be pricier by springtime

Feb. 9, 2016 at 4:27 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Relatively cheap natural gas has helped push down fertilizer prices for Canadian farmers over the past winter, but that should change by springtime. One Manitoba farm leader noted urea fertilizer that went for $545 per tonne last August could now be acquired for $445 per tonne. “Phosphate […]

By Dave Sims

China clears Xtend soybean variety for import

Feb. 7, 2016 at 7:20 pm CST

Reuters — Monsanto said on Feb. 3 it received import approval from China for its new genetically modified Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and will sell the seeds in the U.S. and Canada for the 2016 growing season. China, the world’s biggest soybean importer, does not allow imports of new […]

By Reuters

China seeks food security with friendly bid for Syngenta

Feb. 3, 2016 at 1:21 pm CST

Basel | Reuters — China made its boldest overseas takeover move when state-owned ChemChina agreed a US$43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta on Wednesday, aiming to improve domestic food production. The largest ever foreign purchase by a Chinese firm, announced by both companies, will accelerate a […]

By Ludwig Burger

China to let market decide its corn prices

Jan. 25, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China will let the market decide its domestic state corn prices to help cap the country’s rising imports and record-high level of state reserves, a senior official was cited by state media as saying on Monday. “The direction of corn reform is… to let the market […]

By Reuters

China says must change corn supports to clear stockpile

Jan. 11, 2016 at 12:27 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — China must lower corn prices to reduce its massive corn stockpile and curb imports of corn substitutes including barley, sorghum and distillers’ grain, state media quoted a senior agricultural official as saying. Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, said China needed […]

By Reuters