China Faces A Big AgTech Test

China Faces A Big AgTech Test

Rural revitalization is the new name of the game for China. In the first policy announcement following the Lunar New Year Holiday, China’s agriculture minister announced agtech self-sufficiency as a top state issue. The goal? Get 200 million mostly small-scale farms...

It’s Baaack

Asia just can’t seem to shake the African Swine Fever. After new strains of the virus popped up across China last month, now Hong Kong is facing a test. For the first time in two years, the independent region found ASF in its domestic herd. Authorities ordered 3,000...
China Driving Demand for… Empty Containers

China Driving Demand for… Empty Containers

Seemingly nothing should shock us anymore, but trying to understand the current shipping container shortage is mind-boggling. Ag exporters around the world are watching stockpiles grow as they struggle to find containers to get products moving. The reason? China....
The China Pork Playbook

The China Pork Playbook

Go big or go home: the mantra of China’s top pig producer.Muyuan Foods is building the largest single site hog farm in the world. After African Swine Fever [ASF] demolished China’s pig population and sent pork prices to double their previous record, Muyuan is banking...