Insights and Stories on China

One-third of China’s land protected under ecological ‘red line’ scheme

Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:51 pm CDT

Shanghai | Reuters — Nearly a third of China’s land is now off-limits to development under a scheme known as the “ecological protection red line,” a senior official said at a news briefing on Monday, bringing the country in accord with global biodiversity targets. China first proposed its “red line” […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Russian production outlook

Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Canada, China agree to suspend WTO canola dispute

Sep. 1, 2022 at 12:38 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean and wheat futures rise 2.2 per cent

Aug. 22, 2022 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on

Aug. 19, 2022 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Thomas Peter Thomas Suen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could take a nosedive

Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A huge drop in canola prices could be looming, according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. Palmer pointed to Prairie farmers and said, “I think they are undersold.” He surmised too many farmers have held off from selling their canola, in hopes of getting a […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian lawmakers plan Taiwan trip amid rising China tensions

Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — A delegation of Canadian lawmakers plans to visit Taiwan in October to seek economic opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, Liberal MP Judy Sgro said Wednesday, a move that could further stoke tensions between China and the West. The relationship between China and the West has […]

By Ismail Shakil

U.S. grains: Grains fall on weather, Ukrainian exports

Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures fell for a second day on Tuesday, pressured by rainfall across parts of the U.S. Midwest, as well as economic uncertainty in China and grain shipments from war-torn Ukraine. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soy dives on China’s economic uncertainty

Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans fell on Monday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rainfall in parts of the U.S. Midwest and unexpected data from China that suggested declining demand for U.S. agricultural commodities from the country. The People’s Bank of China cut key interest rates on weaker-than-expected economic data […]

By Christopher Walljasper

China’s U.S. ag imports soar to new highs in 2022, but volumes vary

Aug. 5, 2022 at 9:14 am CDT

Naperville, Ill. | Reuters – China is on track to be the leading international buyer of U.S. agricultural products for a third consecutive year, as the total value of exported goods reached record levels in the first half of 2022. Some of that can be explained by increased trade volumes of […]

By Karen Braun