David Harman

• China's Arable Land Acreage Falls in 2007

  By David Harman  |  April 17, 2008

  This is the second time in as many days that officials have felt the need to stress 'difficulties' in either maintaining land resources or achieving grain targets.

• China's Sugar Output in 2007/2008 Season to Top 13.5Mt

  By David Harman  |  November 9, 2007

  We are just into the season and already forecasts are dropping. Still, it is early days and the consensus is for a bumper season.

• Soaring Prices Slowing LNG Demand Growth in China

  By David Harman  |  November 8, 2007

  But the main reason for a perceived slowdown in demand is not necessarily pricing but the lack of receiving terminals.

• China's 2007 Cotton Output Forecast Cut to 7.26Mt

  By David Harman  |  November 7, 2007

  It was unrealistic to expect increased output of 9% as originally predicated by other 'expert' organizations.

• China's Agriculture Products Foreign Trade Volume Hits $55.4B During First Three Quarters

  By David Harman  |  November 6, 2007

  All likelihood is for a continued expansion of the agricultural trade gap as domestic demand further pressures imports.

• China Urges EU to Tread Carefully Over Steel Export Anti-Dumping Measures

  By David Harman  |  November 6, 2007

  The problem stems from the seemingly unfair pricing advantage that China has, given the effective depreciation of the RMB vs. the euro.

• Alumina Prices to Maintain Downtrend in Remaining Months of Year

  By David Harman  |  November 5, 2007

  China's Ministry of Commerce reports that the country's alumina market will remain in its current downtrend for the remaining months of this year.

• Cotton Prices May Pick Up in Mid-Term, Analyst Says

  By David Harman  |  November 2, 2007

  Import figures this year are not fully reflective and should change dramatically before the year is out.

• SGE Lowers Gold Contract Commission in Bid to Fire Up Market

  By David Harman  |  November 2, 2007

  The announcement of these pre-emptive moves by the Shanghai Gold Exchange should prompt the Shanghai Futures Exchange to finally declare their futures launch date.

• China's Gold Output Grows 13% in First Nine Months

  By David Harman  |  November 1, 2007

  China produced a total of 191.46 tonnes of gold in the first nine months of this year. Still, domestic demand is increasing at a faster pace and there will be a shortfall.