Hallie Gu Archives | Canadian Cattlemen

U.S. farmers suffer ‘body blow’ as China slams door on farm purchases

By Hallie Gu, Tom Daly August 5, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a blow to U.S. farmers who have already seen their exports slashed by the more than year-old trade war. China may impose additional tariffs on U.S. farm products bought shortly before the purchase ban took effect, China’s […] Read more

Reuters, Soybeans

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh July 24, 2019

Beijing | Reuters – Despite the carrot of a potential exemption from import tariffs, Chinese soybean crushers are unlikely to buy in bulk from the United States any time soon as they grapple with poor margins and longer-term doubts about Sino-U.S. trade relations, people familiar with the matter said. China imposed a 25 per cent […] Read more

Hogs, Reuters

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh July 23, 2019

Beijing | Reuters – China’s pork imports in June surged from the previous year, customs data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s top consumer of the meat stocked up on supplies after African swine fever has decimated domestic pig herds. China brought in 160,467 tonnes of pork in June, up 62.8 per cent from the […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China to suspend pork imports from Quebec processor

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu June 18, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China will block pork imports from a third Canadian firm after a shipment was found to contain the banned feed additive ractopamine, the customs agency said on Tuesday, deepening a trade and diplomatic dispute with Canada. The firm in question is Frigo Royal, the agency said on its Wechat account. Ractopamine […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

By Hallie Gu, Rod Nickel April 29, 2019

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute. China has already blocked Canadian canola from Richardson International and Viterra, two of Canada’s biggest farm exporters, saying that shipments had pests. Other China-bound canola […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu March 22, 2019

Wuzhen, China | Reuters — China’s 2019 pork imports are set to double from last year to two million tonnes, a Rabobank analyst said on Thursday, as African swine fever hits production of the meat in the world’s top hog market. China has reported 113 outbreaks of the contagious disease since last August, though farmers […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China moves to halt swine fever with hog industry overhaul

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu February 27, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to divide its hog industry into five zones in an attempt to halt the spread of African swine fever across the world’s top pork producer and guarantee supplies. Beijing has reported more than 100 outbreaks of the disease, which is fatal to pigs but not harmful to people, in […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu, Rod Nickel February 5, 2019

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — A political dispute between China and Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive is slowing canola shipments through Chinese ports and causing some importers to hesitate to buy from their biggest supplier, according to interviews with a dozen traders. Since Canadian authorities arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in […] Read more

Hogs, Markets, Reuters

Hog industry worldwide getting slaughtered in trade war

By Ana Mano, Hallie Gu, Tom Polansek October 26, 2018

Beijing/Chicago/Carambei | Reuters – Ken Maschhoff, chairman of the largest U.S. family-owned pork producer, has watched profits fall as trade tensions rise between the United States and China. His company, The Machhoffs, has halted U.S. projects worth up to $30 million and may move some operations overseas. Investing in domestic operations now would be “ludicrous” […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China culls more pigs as authorities race to trace African swine fever source

By Hallie Gu, Josephine Mason August 24, 2018

Beijing | Reuters – China is culling over 1,300 pigs as authorities rush to control a fourth outbreak of African swine fever and try to trace the origins of the virus that first struck the world’s largest hog herd three weeks ago. Authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang said they would slaughter 1,332 hogs […] Read more

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Author Archives Hallie Gu

U.S. farmers suffer ‘body blow’ as China slams door on farm purchases

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

China to suspend pork imports from Quebec processor

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

China’s pork imports seen doubling in 2019 on swine fever impact

China moves to halt swine fever with hog industry overhaul

Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest

Hog industry worldwide getting slaughtered in trade war

China culls more pigs as authorities race to trace African swine fever source

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