Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide in post-holiday markets

Jul. 5, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled down almost two per cent on Friday, pressured by relatively ample U.S. stockpiles as traders shrugged off support from strong weekly export sales. Analysts attributed the weakness in futures to improved U.S. crop weather and uncertainty about demand for U.S. soybeans, given […]

ICE weekly outlook: All eyes on King Corn

Jul. 3, 2019 at 6:33 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report leaves trade unsteady

Jul. 3, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Canada proposes China meat export solution

Jul. 3, 2019 at 5:19 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end down, live cattle up

Jul. 3, 2019 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Nearby lean hogs firm on bargain-buying, China hopes

Jul. 2, 2019 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session on technical buying after last week’s multimonth lows and hopes that a resumption of U.S.-China trade talks could spur export demand for U.S. pork, traders said. U.S. President Donald Trump […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease on warmer weather

Jul. 1, 2019 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures all settled down on Monday after early strength, as outlooks for improved U.S. weather boosted crop production prospects, analysts said. The August soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down 14-3/4 cents at $8.89-3/4 a bushel and new-crop […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on trade hopes, falling corn prices

Jul. 1, 2019 at 7:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rose on Monday on a mix of technical buying, falling corn prices and muted optimism about the weekend resumption of U.S.-China trade negotiations, traders said. “Lean hog futures (received) support from hopes of more Chinese buying after weekend talks […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Chinese envoy says Syngenta takeover was a bad deal

Jun. 29, 2019 at 10:27 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — Beijing’s ambassador to Switzerland said ChemChina’s US$43 billion takeover of seed and agrochemicals firm Syngenta was a mistake, adding he would have tried to stop the 2017 deal had he been in Bern at the time, a newspaper reported in an interview on Saturday. “If I […]

By Reuters

Trudeau, China’s Xi had ‘positive’ discussions as dispute rages

Jun. 28, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping had “positive, constructive interactions” on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday as a dispute between the two countries rages, Trudeau’s office said. Trudeau spoke “more than once” to Xi during a meeting of the […]

By Reuters