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China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

China has yet to book US soybean imports for fourth quarter

China's soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on.

August 29, 2025

Mature standing canola is ready for harvest in west-central Manitoba in late September. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

News, reuters

China buys first Australian canola cargo since 2020, traders say

A Chinese state-run trading firm has booked a cargo of about 50,000 metric tons of new-crop Australian canola, two traders told Reuters, just days after Beijing imposed temporary levies on top supplier Canada.

August 18, 2025

Crop Management, News, reuters

Importers struggle to resell Canadian canola meal caught in China tariff crossfire

Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.

August 14, 2025

Close-up of a few blooming yellow canola plants with the remainder of the field blurred in the background.

Crop Management, News, reuters

China slaps anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola

China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.

August 12, 2025

Markets, News

China’s soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season

China's appetite for soybeans is likely to weaken during the peak U.S. marketing season later this year, as record imports earlier in 2025 and tepid demand from animal feed producers have pushed up soymeal inventories at home, trade sources said.

July 29, 2025

Crop Management, Markets, reuters

Weak Chinese demand leaves Australia with too much wheat

Australian wheat inventories will likely be much higher than last year at the end of the season, pressuring prices, because of a drop in Chinese imports and competition from ample supplies out of rival exporter Russia, analysts and traders said.

May 27, 2025

Australia is expected to be a key wheat exporter in the 2021-22 season, but heavy rains hampered harvesting in some areas and caused some crop deterioration, analysts and traders said. | File photo

Crop Management, Markets, News

Early Australia wheat harvest shows lower protein, raising supply woes

SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Early harvest results for Australia’s near record wheat crop are showing lower-than-expected protein levels, raising concerns over supplies to a market already suffering shortfalls from key Northern Hemisphere exporters. Australia is expected to be a key wheat exporter in the 2021-22 season, but heavy rains hampered harvesting in some areas […] Read more

November 23, 2021

Better known for its wheat and barley, Australia is forecast to harvest a record canola crop of more than 5 million tonnes this season, according to government data. | Reuters photo

Crop Management, Markets, News

Australian farmers sidestep Chinese tariff hit with record canola crop

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – When top barley buyer China last year slapped tariffs of more than 80 percent on imports from Australia amid a bilateral spat, grain farmers Down Under could have been forgiven for fearing tough times ahead. But a switch to canola, combined with ideal growing conditions and near record prices for the yellow-flowering […] Read more

October 19, 2021

Importers led by top soybean buyer China, major corn buyer Japan and number two wheat importer Indonesia are likely to take a hit after top exporters such as Cargill suffered damage to grain-loading facilities. | Screencap via Twitter/@CJSwish4

Crop Management, Markets, News, Weather

Asian crop importers brace for delays after Hurricane Ida hits U.S. export hub

SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Asia’s grain and oilseed buyers are set to face shipping delays of at least one month after Hurricane Ida damaged key export terminals around the U.S. Gulf Coast, two traders and one miller said. The slowdown in supplies is likely to stoke food inflation fears for price-sensitive consumers in Asia, […] Read more

September 8, 2021

News

Drought brings clouds for Australia wheat, silver lining for Black Sea suppliers

SINGAPORE/SYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) – A third straight year of drought in Australia, blighted by forecasts of below-average rains during the crucial spring growing season, means the country’s wheat crop could shrivel by 10 percent from previous forecasts, traders and industry officials say. And the gloomy prospects for wheat output in Australia, once the world’s […] Read more

September 4, 2019

Naveen Thukral

China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

China buys first Australian canola cargo since 2020, traders say

Importers struggle to resell Canadian canola meal caught in China tariff crossfire

China slaps anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola

China’s soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season

Weak Chinese demand leaves Australia with too much wheat

Early Australia wheat harvest shows lower protein, raising supply woes

Australian farmers sidestep Chinese tariff hit with record canola crop

Asian crop importers brace for delays after Hurricane Ida hits U.S. export hub

Drought brings clouds for Australia wheat, silver lining for Black Sea suppliers

Canada’s plant hardiness zones receive update

Prominent rural Saskatchewan leader dies

China’s grain imports have slumped big-time

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