Farmers have heard mostly bearish news about China in the second half of 2018. But the latest news emanating from the world’s largest country could offset the pain of tariffs a little. After retreating from the fertilizer market this year China is again selling urea, helping pressure prices lower last week. SEE MORE Catching a falling knife in any commodity market isn’t easy. But that’s a worry for speculators. Farmers are hedgers and they’ll need plenty of fuel to run machinery and dry crops in 2019. It’s time to take advantage of a steep drop in energy prices to start booking diesel and propane for the coming year. SEE MORE Việt Nam could face power shortages in the early 2020s, delegates at a workshop in Hà Nội heard on Thursday. SEE MORE Two out of four electricity generation units at the Quang Ninh Thermopower Plant have halted operation since November 17 because of a shortage of coal supply. SEE MORE