China grains up, but it will not help global supplies

As grain stocks are depleted across the world, China's food producers have found sourcing the commodity an increasingly expensive and time consuming issue, writes Simon Pitman. However, a report from independent intelligence provider Access Asia indicates that an increase in domestic grain crops this year is leading to both domestic freight problems and a loss of orders for grain exporters to the country. But if a recent FAO report is anything to go by, global supplies will not be impacted by the increased fortunes of China's grain producers.