May 2026 saw declining spot grain prices in China due to weak demand, high supply, and rising sprouted wheat inflows. State reserve corn auctions slowed while procurement surged.

CBOT soybeans trade sideways as old pricing models fade and new drivers like policy and energy demand emerge amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Peruvian fishmeal prices rise to 20,500 yuan due to weak catch and tight supply; soybean meal falls under pressure from abundant imports and weak demand.

Soybean and rapeseed meal prices rise in China as futures and spot markets gain on U.S. agricultural purchase commitments, though supply pressures linger.

EU oilseed production for 2026/27 is forecast at 32.55 million tons, up 0.7% monthly and 2.6% yearly. Crushing and vegetable oil output rise, while stocks decline.

US soybean planting is ahead of last year and the five-year average, reaching 67% completion as of May 17, the fastest pace on record.

Global corn prices fell due to weak U.S. exports and China-U.S. summit outcomes, while domestic Chinese markets face pressure from weak demand and wheat substitution.

According to the statistics of Chongqing Railway Logistics Center of Chengdu Bureau of the State Railway, in the first quarter of 2026, the traffic volume of the new land and sea channel in western Chongqing increased by more than 30% year-on-year, realizing a double increase in the number of trains and the loading volume. Chongqing has realized the deep integration of multimodal transport by building a modern logistics system. At present, the channel has covered 138 stations in China and 584 ports in 127 countries around the world.

On April 28, 2025, the Shanghai Maritime Court held a symposium to inform the 2020-2025 maritime litigation services and typical cases, focusing on the facilitation, specialization, coordination and internationalization of litigation services, the introduction of the "Model Clause" and "Special Arbitration Case Guidelines", and continue to create maritime dispute resolution preferred.

The Supreme People's Court issued the second batch of typical cases of service guarantee for the construction of new land-sea corridors in the western region, covering cross-border trade, logistics and transportation, and the identification of extraterritorial laws, and demonstrated the role of justice in the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure and the "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms. The supporting role is aimed at optimizing the legalized business environment and providing fair and efficient judicial guarantees for channel construction.

Through the strong operation data of China-Europe Express (Xi'an), this paper reveals the motivation for Shaanxi's total import and export volume to increase by 69% year-on-year from January to February this year, the first growth rate in the country. This paper analyzes the highlights of the increase in the efficiency of the cross-Caspian route, the increase in the proportion of high value-added goods, the rapid growth of processing trade and bonded logistics, and shows how the inland provinces can deeply integrate into the global economic and trade system with the help of international logistics channels, and see the positive trend of China's economic opening vitality and industrial upgrading.

Shanghai has issued the Implementation Plan of the National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone (Shanghai), proposing that the value of data elements will be fully activated by 2028, and 30 measures will be formulated around 7 aspects, including marketization of data elements, computing power scheduling, satellite Internet, low-altitude economy and AI manufacturing, aimed at deepening the integration of real numbers, cultivating benchmarking enterprises in the digital economy and expanding high-level open cooperation.

The Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport recently issued the "Guidelines for Shipping Enterprises to Implement the Main Responsibility for Safe Production (1.0 Edition)" and 6 supporting work guidelines to build a "16" safety management system. The guide covers the whole process, all elements and all posts of safe production. It aims to deepen the dual prevention mechanism of risk control and hidden danger investigation, strengthen safety control in key periods, improve the intrinsic safety level of ships, and improve the ability of ship and shore personnel to perform their duties, so as to consolidate the foundation for the safe development of China's shipping industry and curb typical accidents such as collisions of commercial fishing vessels.

The outline of the 15th five-year Plan for Beijing's National Economic and Social Development was officially issued, proposing that it will continue to improve the level of integration in the fields of transportation and ecology, and strive to make up for the shortcomings of public services. The focus of the plan includes improving the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei rapid transportation network, building a world-class airport group, expanding effective investment, and improving the modern logistics system. It aims to enhance the ability of regional coordinated development through a series of major projects and intelligent upgrades, and serve the country. Market construction.