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China recently began purchasing more agricultural goods from the United States as the Asian country continues to recover from COVID-19 shutdowns. However, China’s import pace is still far behind where it needs to be to meet the terms of the Phase One trade agreement with the U.S. By ...

Tensions are rising once again between the U.S. and Hong Kong, which in turn led the Chinese government to order state-run agricultural firms to temporarily stop buying U.S. commodities, including corn, soybeans, and cotton. Several buyers specifically canceled pork orders ...

China is halting imports of some U.S. agricultural products through state-run agricultural companies. The move comes as a response to tensions between the U.S. and China regarding Hong Kong. According to Bloomberg News state-owned traders Cofco and Sinograin were ordered to suspend purchases ...

The Trump Administration sent a formal notice to Congress this week that it doesn’t see Hong Kong as an autonomous region from China. Politico says that puts Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs territory at risk and opens up Beijing to sanctions. The move w ...

According to Bloomberg, there are thousands of containers of frozen pork, chicken, and beef, all sitting in major Chinese ports because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.  Transportation disruptions and labor shortages are reportedly slowing operations down drastically.  Pe...

As the battle against the coronavirus continues in China, what impact is it having on meat exports, and demand to Hong Kong and China?  Joel Haggard, with the U.S. Meat Export Federation said consumers in the region remain concerned as the number of sickened and dead continues to climb.  He...

Any U.S. attempt to sway China’s dealings with Hong Kong could jeopardize efforts to reach a trade agreement. Communist party leaders in China say, “Events in Hong Kong were the internal affairs of China, and linking them with trade negotiations was a dirty aim," according to the South China Morning Post.   Th...

According to the latest numbers from the USDA, American beef exports enjoyed solid numbers in the month of August.  USMEF Trade Analyst Jessica Spreitzer said exports to Japan were surprisingly large.   “This was actually the highest volume of U.S. Beef exports...

The 2nd annual Fabreo Expo gets underway at TRAC in Pasco Wednesday.  This year, the two day event will focus more on those in the agriculture trade, and those that look to have an international presence.  TRIDEC’s Gary White told the Washington Ag Network much of the attention this year is focused on accessing the fastest growing market, via Hong Kong.   “The t...