Monday, January 4, 2021
Restaurants in Taiwan under pressure to raise prices due to potential, increased cost of locally-produced pork
Restaurants and hotel chains in Taiwan said they are under pressure to increase prices to accommodate the expected higher cost of pork produced in the country.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
China VA: Prices rebound amid supply concerns (week ended Dec 28, 2020)
Prices of VA1000 increased prominently as production of BASF during H1 2021 is expected to be limited due to plant upgrading. Additionally, vitamin A producers in China halted price releases while production was disrupted by the severe powe ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
China VB1: National blackout tightens supply, strengthens prices (week ended Dec 21, 2020)
Supplies of vitamin B1 shrank as China's worst power crunch in decades hit Jiangsu, causing producers to halt price releases amid limited stocks. Prices climbed significantly over the past week as a result.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
China Methionine: Frim demand, decreased output underpin prices (week ended Dec 28, 2020)
Demand for methionine was firm as feed producers placed orders until February or even March. However, with poultry feed sales lower than expected, feed producers were prudent with purchasing volumes. Supplies remained ample although Unisple ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
China Soymeal: Prices surge on soaring soy import costs (week ended Dec 28, 2020)
Over the week, prices of CBOT March soy futures increased 3.3%.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
China Corn: Corn auctions hold down prices (week ended Dec 25, 2020)
As supplies increased due to the state reserves auction, prices of corn stayed soft. Several farmers were reluctant to release newly harvested corn while prices fell below expectations.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
China Lysine: Market stays strong on tight availability (week ended Dec 28, 2020)
Strong corn prices, in conjunction with high freight charges, prompted lysine producers to stand firm on prices. Meanwhile, production of lysine was limited due to the aggravating pandemic even as feed producers started to place orders in p ...
Monday, December 28, 2020
China's total grain output increases 0.9% to 6649.49 million tonnes
China's total grain output was 669.49 million tonnes, an increase of 0.9% compared with that in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics of China
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
China Native Broiler: Festive demand perks up prices (week ended Dec 18, 2020)
Up for the third week, fast-growth native broiler prices strengthened amid robust demand as Chinese prepared for the celebration of Winter Solstice Festival.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
China Hog: Expanding consumption perks up prices (week ended Dec 18, 2020)
Growing demand for pork, resulting from increased consumption during winter and expanding output of cured meat products, drove hog prices to rise further. Slaughter volumes in major wholesale centres expanded 3.3% to 7,776 tonnes while pork ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
China Soymeal: Prices rise amid strong CBOT futures rebound (week ended Dec 21, 2020)
Over the week, prices of CBOT March soy futures surged a whopping 5%.
Monday, December 21, 2020
China to industrialise biotech breeding, possible step towards commercialising GM crops
China will industrialise biotech breeding as part of its measures to boost food security, indicating that the country could commercialise genetically modified (GM) crops in the future, Reuters reported.
Monday, December 21, 2020
CP Foods expects high pork prices in 2021
Charoen Pokphand Food PCL (CP Foods) has anticipated that a pork shortage in China and Southeast Asian countries - due to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak - will keep pork prices high in 2021.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Benchmark Genetics to supply eggs to Nordic Aqua Partners' China salmon farm
Benchmark Genetics has been awarded a five-year contract to supply eggs to Nordic Aqua Partners' (NAP) land-based salmon farm in Ningbo, China, Fish Farmer reported.
Friday, December 18, 2020
China Trace Minerals: Prices of copper, zinc products strengthen (week ended Dec 14, 2020)
Trace minerals markets remained firm amid limited output and high production expenses. Prices of copper sulphate, zinc sulphate and zinc oxide strengthened over the week in review.

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