Insights and Stories on China

Brazil plays down BSE risk in suspect cases in people

Nov. 11, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture ministry said that two cases reported on Thursday of a neurodegenerative disorder in patients in Rio de Janeiro state were not related to beef consumption, tamping down fears of possible BSE causing human illness. Federal biomedical institute Fiocruz, which is investigating […]

APEC ministers call for curbs on farm, fuel, fishing subsidies

Nov. 10, 2021 at 1:33 am CST

By David Brunnstrom David Lawder Praveen Menon

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle at two-month high on strong beef demand

Nov. 8, 2021 at 5:59 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Baltic Dry Index drops to three-month lows

Nov. 3, 2021 at 9:10 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

China to make protein for livestock from carbon monoxide

Nov. 1, 2021 at 10:28 am CDT

By Dominique Patton

Beef cattle producers ‘encouraged’ by new CPTPP applicants

Oct. 29, 2021 at 8:40 am CDT

With their exports on an upswing, the organization for Canada’s beef cattle producers says it’s “encouraged to see other countries’ interest” in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association on Oct. 18 noted the official applications to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) from […]

By Dave Bedard

China calls for overhaul of farm subsidy rules under WTO

Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:21 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China on Thursday called for the removal of “enormous” farm subsidies in some developed countries as part of Beijing’s push for reform of the World Trade Organization. “There are very unfair rules in the agriculture sector, and enormous subsidies some developed country members are entitled to, that severely […]

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu Stella Qiu

Close-up of an American banknote (showing Lincoln) and a Chinese yuan banknote (Mao Zedong)

CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

Oct. 27, 2021 at 4:18 pm CDT

Speculation regarding a potential trade deal between the United States and China is sparking movement on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT). Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill., said there was optimism on the markets last week when trade representatives from both nations restarted talks. With the […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Italy vetoes sale of seed producer to Chinese-owned Syngenta

Oct. 25, 2021 at 10:19 am CDT

Rome | Reuters – Italy has prevented Chinese-owned group Syngenta from buying vegetable seed producer Verisem, government officials said, underscoring Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s commitment to shield key assets from unwanted foreign bids. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting on Oct. 19 but not yet made public, marks the […]

By Giuseppe Fonte

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy futures up with global demand

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday and soybean futures also advanced, supported by brisk global demand, firm cash markets and surging vegetable oil prices. U.S. wheat futures rose as Minneapolis Grain Exchange spring wheat futures set a nine-year top on tightening global supplies […]

By Julie Ingwersen