China

China's agricultural investment in Africa not "land grabbing"
- Xinhua
- 19 May 2014
China's investment in African agriculture has nothing to do with "land grabbing," says expert.
How Japan's Marubeni stumbled in China after rapid expansion
- Chicago Tribune
- 11 May 2014
Japan's Marubeni Corp has been shaken by defaults on soybean sales and faces an investigation into alleged tax evasion in the world's top food consumer.
Rules for foreign investment in farmland 'won't change' despite free trade talks with China
- ABC
- 12 April 2014
Trade Minister Andrew Robb has assured his Coalition colleagues there will be no changes to foreign investment rules on farmland as part of a trade deal with China.
Argentina: Los chinos ya se quedan con el 10% de los embarques de granos
- Clarín
- 09 April 2014
La firma Cofco compró Nidera y Noble y ahora ocupa el segundo lugar entre exportadoras.Superaron a Bunge y Dreyfus y están solos detrás de Cargill.
La reforma al campo, cuentos chinos
- La Jornada
- 08 April 2014
Un rumor recorre el mundo rural mexicano: en ejidos y comunidades se anticipa el inminente desembarco de inversionistas chinos en actividades agropecuarias
Big Chinese soy project in Brazil: so far, just an empty field
- Reuters
- 04 April 2014
No signs identify a barren field in northeastern Brazil that was meant to be the center of one of China's most ambitious agricultural forays into South America.
La Chine s'installe dans le négoce des produits agricoles
- Les Échos
- 03 April 2014
Le géant agroalimentaire Cofco prend le contrôle de la filiale agricole de Noble Group, un des grands traders de matières premières d'Asie.
COFCO pagará 1,500 mdd por participación en Noble
- El Economista
- 02 April 2014
La estatal china COFCO acordó pagar 1,500 millones de dólares por una participación mayoritaria en el agronegocio de Noble Group Ltd
China looks abroad for greener pastures
- LA Times
- 29 Mar 2014
With 1.3 billion people to feed in a nation grappling with tainted food and polluted land, Chinese companies are investing in farmland overseas.
Chinese, Mideast funds to invest in Russian agricultural venture
- Wall Street Journal
- 28 Mar 2014
The Russian Direct Investment Fund said it was leading a consortium buying a $200M stake in Sodrugestvo, a Luxembourg-based crop producer operating in Russia, several ex-Soviet states, Brazil and Northern Europe.
El desembarco chino en el agro argentino
- Diario Democracia
- 26 Mar 2014
La decisión del gigante estatal chino COFCO de asumir el control de la argentina Nidera pone el foco en la política del gigante asiático en cuanto a asegurar el acceso a recursos naturales de los que carece.
Asian investors want $1bn farm deals but sector not ready
- The Australian
- 26 Mar 2014
Foreign companies, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are ready and willing to invest in the Australian farm sector, but many parts of the industry are still not investment-ready.