China to Prioritize Grain Security The Chinese government recently stated that prioritizing grain security and guaranteeing the supply of major farm products would be the country's top priority in agricultural development this year. Several efforts have been made since the beginning of 2013, including the following:
Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) officials on 17 February announced at a working conference that the country plans to secure over 111.27 million hectares of land for grain farming this year. MOA will send 27 teams of agriculture experts to rural areas to help local farmers manage spring plantings. Meanwhile, the Chinese government already has allocated $19.6 billion from the central budget to support spring grain production...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
Key Takeaways: The tariff burden rose sharply in 2025 and 2026: the effective rate on imports in HTS Chapters 1–24 increased from 1.53 percent in 2024 to 6.11 percent in 2025, before averaging 5.68 percent in January–August 2026. Headline rates tell only part of the story: exemptio...
