China Is Hungry for Crops as Bad Weather Heightens Food Fears

A farmer harvests spring onions at a farm in Dali, Yunnan province, China.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

China is gobbling up staple crops from around the world.

Just this week, national stockpiler Sinograin booked more than 1 million tons of US soybeans for delivery between December and March, people familiar with the matter said.