China diversifies crop import origins


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China diversifies crop import origins 07 May 2021 13:29 (+01:00 GMT) China diversifies crop import origins London, 7 May (Argus) — China in the 2020-21 marketing year stepped up its grain imports, while diversifying away from its traditional suppliers to meet strong animal feed demand and amid rapidly rising commodity prices in the global markets and trade tensions. China — the world's largest grain buyer — imported a combined 21.04mn t of barley, sorghum and wheat last year, the highest level since 2015. Receipts of all three crops totalled 7.34mn t in January-March of this year, nearly matching levels for...