Agriculture

China has increased its 2025 grain production target to around 700 million metric tons and expanded its budget for grain stockpiling, as part of efforts to strengthen food security amid escalating trade tensions with key partners. The world’s largest importer of agricultural goods is seeking to reduce its reliance on foreign supplies, particularly from the […]

European wheat and rapeseed prices extended their declines on Wednesday, with wheat hitting a six-month low and rapeseed falling to a three-month low, as a stronger euro and uncertainty over U.S. tariffs weighed on the market. May wheat futures on Euronext settled 0.2% lower at €223.00 ($240.42) per metric ton, after earlier dropping to €220.50, […]

China has escalated its trade retaliation against the U.S. by suspending soybean import licenses for three American firms and halting imports of U.S. logs, citing phytosanitary concerns. The move comes in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, bringing the cumulative duty to 20%. The affected companies—CHS […]

U.S. farmers are bracing for higher costs and reduced export opportunities as President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China threaten to disrupt the $191 billion agricultural export sector. Farm groups warn that the tariffs, which include a 25% duty on Canadian and Mexican imports and a doubling of Chinese tariffs […]

Russian agricultural giant Rusagro has begun exporting sunflower oil from the St. Petersburg terminal (PNT) on the Baltic Sea, marking a strategic shift to overcome congestion at Black Sea ports. According to LSEG data and industry sources, the first shipment, a 46,317-metric-ton cargo aboard the tanker Lanikai, was loaded last month and is destined for […]

China is preparing countermeasures against the U.S., including potential tariffs and non-tariff measures targeting American agricultural exports, in response to President Donald Trump’s threat of additional 10% tariffs on Chinese goods. The state-backed Global Times reported on Monday that U.S. agricultural and food products are likely to be a focus of China’s retaliation, escalating trade […]

China’s leading commodities exchanges have announced plans to broaden access for foreign investors, allowing them to trade a wider range of derivatives products starting March 4. Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFIIs) and RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFIIs) will now be able to participate in trading various futures and options contracts across multiple exchanges. The […]

Canadian ranchers are reducing their cattle herds amid fears of potential U.S. tariffs, a move that could further drive up beef prices in North America. Jon Vaags, a Canadian farmer, stopped buying beef cattle in November following the U.S. presidential election, leaving over 1,000 spaces empty on his feedlot, which typically houses 3,000 cattle. The […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Thursday that it has canceled a meeting of its independent advisory panel tasked with discussing the composition of this year’s flu vaccine. Instead, the regulator will issue its recommendations directly to manufacturers to ensure updated vaccines are available for the 2025-26 influenza season. The canceled meeting, […]

U.S. farmers are expected to plant more corn and fewer soybeans in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its annual outlook report, the USDA projected corn seedings to rise to 94.0 million acres, up from 90.6 million in 2024, while soybean acreage is forecast to drop to 84.0 million acres, down […]