Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: Hog futures swing wildly as trade war intensifies

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures swung wildly on Monday, with the most-active October lean hog futures going nearly limit-up and -down in the same trading session, amid growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Trump threatens new tariffs as U.S.-China trade tensions spike again

Aug. 1, 2019 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder

U.S. ethanol industry nearing breaking point: Green Plains CEO

Jul. 29, 2019 at 12:14 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

Jul. 24, 2019 at 9:20 am CDT

By Hallie Gu Shivani Singh

U.S. government to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

Jul. 23, 2019 at 1:56 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters – The U.S. government will pay farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China a minimum of $15 per acre under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of this week, Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. “We’ll have information for you before […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Jul. 23, 2019 at 10:09 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China’s pork imports in June surged from the previous year, customs data showed on Tuesday, as the world’s top consumer of the meat stocked up on supplies after African swine fever has decimated domestic pig herds. China brought in 160,467 tonnes of pork in June, up […]

By Hallie Gu Shivani Singh

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

Jul. 19, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

Jul. 19, 2019 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

Jul. 18, 2019 at 8:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled down following a choppy day of trading on Thursday, after hitting the lowest level in more than a week on forecasts for cooler weather and export data showing China had canceled soy purchases for the first time since April. U.S. Agriculture Department […]

By Barbara Smith