An outbreak of African swine fever has been discovered in a slaughterhouse in Zhengzhou, capital of central Chian’s Henan Province, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Thursday [16 August 2018]…Full Article: Xinhua Aug 2018 Key Point The Zhengzhou slaughterhouse was owned by WH Group (HKG:0288), one of China’s leading pork processors and owner of
The world’s first apple futures contracts started trading on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange in central China’s Henan Province Friday morning [22 December 2017]. China is the world largest apple grower and consumer, and its apple output and farms have been increasing over the past decade. In 2016, China had 2 million hectares of apple trees with
The first shipment of frozen meat imported from New Zealand arrived in central China’s Zhengzhou city, Henan Province, on Monday [11 September 2017]. The shipment, 13 tonnes of nine different types of meat, departed Tauranga Port on Aug. 8 and arrived in Qingdao Port on Sept. 2 before being transported by refrigerated truck to Zhengzhou…Full
A new China-Europe freight train service began Monday, linking Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, with Munich, Germany. A train loaded with electrical equipment left Zhengzhou Monday [21 August 2017] night and will arrive at Munich 15 to 16 days later…Full Article: ECNS.cn Aug 2017 Key Point In July 2013, Zhengzhou launched its China-Europe
China will soon launch a new commodity futures contract as the country pushes for development of its commodity derivatives market. Starting from Aug. 18, cotton yarn futures will be trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, with preparation work for the launch already completed, said the China Securities Regulatory Commission in a statement Friday [4 August
China’s securities regulator has recently approved the launch of cotton yarn futures on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, according to an official statement. The cotton yarn futures, together with the cotton futures that already traded, will help companies in the industry to hedge against and improve the management of risks, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
Direct cargo flights from America, run by retail giant Amazon, have arrived in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province. The planes, which were carrying nearly 1,000 sorts of products including food, clothes and household appliances ordered from Chinese buyers, flew from New York, Chicago and Los Angels to the Chinese transportation hub…Full Article: ECNS.cn
A chartered plane carrying US cherries arrived Monday [29 May 2017] evening in Zhengzhou, capital of the Central China’s Henan Province. It was China’s first chartered air freight delivery of imported fruit this year. It took the plane 32 hours to carry its cargo of 88 tons of cherries from California. Officials with the Henan
Among the recently launched seven new free trade zones, Henan FTZ differs from the others in that it will be built into a national transport and logistics hub. Starting in March, four pairs of cargo trains started running on a weekly service between Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, and the German city of Hamburg…Full Article:
China’s second commodity options, white sugar options, started trading on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Wednesday [19 April 2017]. “Businesses can now use a combination of investment tools including spot contracts, futures contracts, and options to manage risks more effectively,” said Ma Wensheng, chairman of Xinhu Futures, a Shanghai-based futures brokerage firm…Full Article: Xinhua Apr 2017 Key