Articles tagged under: China
Brazil Capturing More Market Share
Published March 19, 2024
The U.S. and Brazil are the two biggest exporters of soybeans in the world. For many years, both countries exported a comparable amount of beans to China. That gap has now widened in Brazil's favor. According to NDSU Crop Economist…China on the Agenda for the House Ag Committee
Published March 18, 2024
The witness list is out for Wednesday’s House Agriculture Committee hearing. The hearing is titled ‘The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture.’ The witnesses include South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and Indiana farmer Kip Tom, who served as the ambassador…A Focus on the U.S.-China Trade Relationship
Published March 4, 2024
The American Soybean Association wants improvements made to the trade title in the new farm bill. With China's economy dealing with a slight downturn, ASA board member Ronnie Russell believes that efforts should be focused on increasing trade with the…U.S. Seeks China’s Help in the Middle East
Published January 29, 2024
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with the Chinese foreign minister over the weekend, asking Beijing to use its relationship with Iran to intervene in the Red Sea shipping crisis. The Houthi rebels are from Yemen but receive weapons, training…#7-Fufeng Project Leads to Foreign Ownership Scrutiny
Published December 29, 2023
Foreign ownership of farmland was an issue heard in Congress and state legislatures throughout the country this past year. This story began when a Chinese company called the Fugeng Group purchased land near Grand Forks to build a corn processing…Farm Groups Defend Normal Trade Relations Status with China
Published December 13, 2023
Farmers for Free Trade and 15 other major agriculture groups are defending Permanent Normal Trade Relations status with China. With increased tensions between the two countries, lawmakers are considering the revocation of that trade status. This coalition is asking Congress…U.S. Soybeans Heading to China
Published November 8, 2023
China was back big in the market Tuesday, making the largest single-day purchase of U.S. soybeans in at least three months. China bought 600,000 metric tons or ten cargoes of soybeans for shipment out of the PNW and Gulf. The…China Inks Purchase Agreements With U.S. Ag Companies
Published October 24, 2023
For the first time since 2017, China has signed purchase agreements to buy U.S. farm commodities. The non-binding contracts were signed at the China-U.S. Sustainable Agricultural Trade Forum in Des Moines. Eleven grain companies, including ADM, Cargill and Bunge, signed…Trouble in the Chinese Economy
Published August 21, 2023
A major Chinese investment trust has missed payments on billions of dollars’ worth of investments. At the end of last year, Zhongrong Trust managed $87 billion in funds for corporate and individual clients. Country Garden, which is China’s largest private-sector…