A Chinese state-run trading firm has booked a cargo of about 50,000 metric tons of new-crop Australian canola, two traders told Reuters, just days after Beijing imposed temporary levies on top supplier Canada.
China buys first Australian canola cargo since 2020, traders say
China slaps anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola
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.
Trump urges China to quadruple soybean orders
Analysts say quadrupling soybean orders is ‘highly unlikely’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged China to quadruple its soybean purchases ahead of a key tariff truce deadline, sending Chicago soybean prices higher, though analysts were quick to question the feasibility of any such deal.
China to reduce pig herd amid low consumer demand
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.
China’s soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season
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.
Chinese government pledges hog capacity control to stabilize prices
China soymeal futures fall as government pledges to reduce soymeal use in animal feed
Chinese authorities have pledged to rein in hog production and reduce soymeal use in animal feed to stabilize hog prices.
Australia nears breakthrough canola deal with China, sources say
Phytosanitary rules have restricted Australia’s canola exports to China
Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade.
China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments
China’s soybean imports hit the highest level ever for the month of June, a Reuters calculation of customs data showed on Monday, driven by a surge in shipments from top supplier Brazil.
Bunge charters first Argentine soy meal cargo to China, shipping data show
Grains merchant Bunge has chartered 30,000 metric tons of Argentine soybean meal cargo destined for China, data seen by Reuters on Monday showed, which would mark the first such soymeal cargo since Beijing approved Argentine imports in 2019.
Bunge-Viterra merger clears final hurdle with China’s conditional approval
China's market regulator has granted conditional approval for global agribusiness Bunge Global's merger with Glencore-backed grain handler Viterra, it said on Monday, clearing the final hurdle for the $34 billion mega-deal announced two years ago.
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