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CHINA: A series of soyabean futures and options opened for trading on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) to foreign traders on 26 December, the China Daily reported on 1 January.

The items included number 1 soyabeans, number 2 soyabeans, soyabean meal and soyabean oil.

As well as allowing companies outside China to hedge their risks, the move would increase the connection between domestic and overseas soyabean prices, Tang Qijun, vice president of the China Soybean Industry Association, was quoted as saying.

Soyabean-related futures were among the first futures contracts introduced on the exchange more than two decades ago.

The DCE has made 11 varieties and tools available to overseas traders to date, the report said.

CHINA: A new joint venture between China’s largest food and agricultural company COFCO International and state grain reserves stockpiler Sinograin was due to begin operations in January, Reuters reported from a 29 December COFCO statement on its public WeChat account.

The new unit would bring together SinoGrain’s reserve management and COFCO’s warehousing resources and be 51% owned by SinoGrain, the report said.

Established in September, the China Enterprise United Grain Reserve Co joint venture was part of the country’s bid to improve the efficiency of its grain reserves and increase food security.

China was a net agricultural importer and bought corn, soyabeans, wheat and other grains from global markets to stock its state reserves, the report said.