“Fears of supply disruptions due to Covid-19 have caused China’s leaders to re-emphasize food security and self-sufficiency,” said Darin Friedrichs, a senior analyst at StoneX Group Inc. in Shanghai. Read more
Darin Friedrichs, a Shanghai-based commodity analyst at StoneX, said one of the government’s top concerns was the ability to feed a population of 1.4 billion, which relied on domestic production and imports. Read more
Darin Friedrichs, analyst at commodities broker StoneX in Shanghai, said: “Pork prices continue to climb and China needs imports to keep inflation under control while the hog herd gets rebuilt.” Read more
