News Articles - China
Delayed Planting in Northeast China Constrains 2013 Corn Area Growth
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- Published on Thursday, 09 May 2013 20:52
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As is occurring in the United States, unseasonably cold and wet weather is causing farmers to delay planting as much as two weeks in Northeast China, China's largest corn production region. In the northernmost province of Heilongjiang, only a small proportion of land is planted and further delays are expected to cause farmers to switch out of corn and plant soybeans according to China's JCI Intelligence and Yumi.com, two agricultural market reporting firms.
Sorghum Gaining International Momentum
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 21:02
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In commodities, sometimes it's all about momentum. Many commodities right now are feeling like second class citizens following a poor Chinese economic report and aggressive Federal stimulus purchasing of U.S. treasuries, which are channeling investors to U.S. equities. Everything from gold to copper to silver to corn has felt massive fund liquidation. However, one of the hottest commodities right now isn't even traded on any exchange.
USGC Vice Chairman Testifies on Ag Trade with China
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 19:41
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Stressing the U.S. Grains Council's more than 30 years of work in China and the emergence of a new major market for U.S. feed grains, USGC Vice Chairman Julius Schaaf testified last week before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in Ames, Iowa, on issues related to U.S. feed grains and DDGS (distiller's dried grains with solubles) exports to China.
Impact of China's Recent Bird Flu on Corn Demand May Not be Large
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- Published on Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:39
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The impact of China's bird flu outbreak on poultry production and feed demand remains uncertain but may be less than initially feared. As reported last week, China's bird flu incidents saw live bird markets close around the Shanghai region and in South China. As cases spread to other regions such as Beijing and Henan, the effects of these closings and the reduction of poultry inventories will reduce feed consumption in the poultry industry. However, if consumers switch to pork instead of poultry meat, this will offset the losses in the poultry sector and reduce the net effect on feed demand.
Rain Makes Mud, Not Grain
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- Published on Thursday, 11 April 2013 19:52
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The drought has been steadily lifting, and even in the northern and western corn belt, U.S. farmers finally got what they've needed -- at least a start. The rains were nine months too late for last year's crop, but with 2013 planting around the corner, it was welcome news. But one good rain doesn't break a drought -- and while the snow and heavy rains that recently swept across the Midwest are contributing much needed moisture, wet and wintery conditions keep farmers out of the field while the rest of the world anxiously watches.
