China Seeks Options to Increase Agricultural Output China finds it increasingly challenging for its agricultural sector to meet the food demand that is driven by growing population and rapid urbanization. Boosting agricultural production has again been put at the top of the new administration's agenda after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's recent trip in early November to Heilongjiang, a northern province known as the nation's breadbasket. Suggested areas to examine are:
Land reform: Chinese leaders are advocating rural land reform to facilitate agricultural modernization. Currently, most of China's rural area is rife with small plots where farming practices are still tradition-based. China will promote large-scale planting by joint la...
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...
Markets are getting into the Halloween spirit, handing out more tricks than treats. There has been some encouraging news, but it hasn’t been enough to slow the broader slide. Now buyers need to show up with something other than another “Charlie Brown” rock for the bag. Somethi...
