Trading in agricultural products has been light due to China’s Mid-Autumn Festival. Year to date, U.S. exports to China have reached their third highest volume on record...

  Markets Closed in Observance of Annual Mid-Harvest Festival The official day of China’s 2017 festival is today, 4 October 2017. This traditional holiday is the second most import on China’s cultural calendar, after the annual lunar new year celebrations. The holiday recognizes the agricultural harvest and celebrates the point of the year when the moon is the fullest and brightest. Officially, the Mid-Harvest Festival now runs for nine days, beginning this fall on 1 October and concluding on 8 October. The length of the holiday coincides with...