Thursday, March 12, 2020
China to auction additional frozen pork from state reserves
The China Merchandise Reserve Management Centre said an additional 20,000 tonnes of frozen pork from state reserves will be auctioned on March 13, 2020, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
China relaxes swine farming environmental requirements
China's environmental ministry has eased environmental registration requirements for the swine industry and lifted a ban on 14,000 areas for swine farming, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
China Methionine Prices stay firm as production remains low (week ended Mar 9, 2020)
The availability of methionine remained limited due to low production levels. Producers and traders who had limited stocks to offer lifted prices prominently. Feed millers stayed cautious as the outlook of the broiler sector was uncertain w ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
China Lysine Weekly: Cautious buying holds prices flat (week ended Mar 9, 2020)
Prices of lysine were mostly unchanged as sales of hog feed were slow with animal population limited. Nonetheless, in regions where deliveries recovered at a slow pace, tight availability supported prices to stay firm.
Monday, March 9, 2020
China resumes livestock, poultry farming
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, measures taken by China's related authorities have boosted poultry production and helped firms in accessing feed supplies and finding buyers, stated Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Monday, March 9, 2020
China vitamin A prices soar on supply shortages (week ended Mar 9, 2020)
Vitamin A prices rose sharply of late as output of local producers remained limited while supplies from a global producer decreased. In some regions, prices surged almost 50% as sellers who have stocks took the opportunity to maximise retur ...
Monday, March 9, 2020
China's soybean imports in January and February 2020 increase 14% year-on-year
Data from the General Administration of Customs showed China imported 13.51 million tonnes of soybeans in the first two months of 2020, a 14.2% year-on-year increase, reported Reuters.
Monday, March 9, 2020
China Soymeal Weekly: Sharp price hikes on tight availability, strong buying interest (week ended Mar 9, 2020)
Buyers stocked inventories of soymeal enthusiastically amid concerns that deliveries might be problematic should the Wuhan virus (Covid-19) outbreak turn for the worse. Hence even as CBOT soy prices stayed flat while feed demand remained sl ...
Monday, March 9, 2020
China Fishmeal Weekly: Prices slide further in slack demand (week ended Mar 6, 2020)
Demand for fishmeal failed to pick up as feed producers were reluctant to stock inventories with the economy outlook staying bleak. Port inventories of fishmeal climbed 5.4% to 147,600 tonnes.
Saturday, March 7, 2020
China will hit 2020 grain targets unaffected by COVID-19
China's agriculture officials said the country will achieve its grain targets in 2020 in spite of the COVID-19 outbreak, with swine herd recovery progressing, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Another 20,000 tonnes of frozen pork to be released from China's state reserves
This follows a recent 10,000 tonnes of frozen pork released from state reserves to be channeled to Hubei, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
New African swine fever case reported in Hubei, China
China's Agriculture Ministry said a new African swine fever (ASF) case was detected among wild boar in Hubei Province, China, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
China Tryptophan prices surge 33% after Chinese New Year (week ended Mar 2, 2020)
Supplies if tryptophan were tight, as Henan Julong Biological Engineering, a major producer, continued to halt operation whereas the production of a new producer in Fujian province, Xiamen Xiangyu, was inconsistent. Consequently, prices con ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
China threonine buyers prudent amid bleak economic outlook (week ended Mar 2, 2020)
Deliveries of threonine improved as more workers returned, hence easing the supply shortages to work. Prices stabilized while feed producers held back purchases with the China's economic growth projected to be poor due to the Covid-19 outbr ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
China Whey: Prices stable, buyers cautious (week ended Mar 2, 2020)
Whey buyers were cautious with purchases as the outlook of China's economy remained bleak due to the Covid-19 epidemic, which have crushed the food and beverage sector. Traders were reluctant to cut prices with import costs staying high.

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