Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle closed mixed

Jun. 18, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with expectations for a weak cash trade pressuring the benchmark August contract while back months ended firm, traders said. Packers were not bidding aggressively for cattle, a factor that some traders took as a bearish signal. […]

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

Jun. 18, 2019 at 4:02 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

China to suspend pork imports from Quebec processor

Jun. 18, 2019 at 12:50 pm CDT

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation

Jun. 14, 2019 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

Jun. 14, 2019 at 2:31 am CDT

By Reuters

No proof natural compound prevents swine fever, China ag ministry says

Jun. 13, 2019 at 2:34 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China’s ministry of agriculture said on Thursday a company which claimed a natural compound was effective in preventing African swine fever did not have government approval to research the virus and its assertions were not scientifically sound. Shopping mall operator Guangdong Highsun Group was questioned by […]

By Reuters

Ottawa expands insurance for canola exporters amid China dispute

Jun. 13, 2019 at 1:48 pm CDT

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa increased the insurance coverage available for canola exporters, a government corporation said on Thursday, as it seeks to reduce trade risks amid a dispute with China. China halted purchases of Canadian canola in March, citing pests in shipments by Richardson International and Viterra. That move, […]

By Kelsey Johnson Reuters Rod Nickel

Ginseng exports not in trouble as claimed

Jun. 12, 2019 at 3:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — China has not halted its ginseng imports from Canada despite allegations to the contrary, a spokesperson from Ginseng Ontario says. Rebecca Coates, executive director for Ginseng Ontario, said China is only one of many export destinations for Canadian-grown ginseng. Other major buyers include Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canada frets about potential Chinese crackdown on more exports

Jun. 6, 2019 at 6:12 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he was concerned that China could broaden its crackdown on Canada’s exports, and that he might seek a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. China has already blocked imports of Canadian canola seed and looks […]

By David Ljunggren Kelsey Johnson

Canadian wheat sales to China hit 14-year high despite dispute

Jun. 6, 2019 at 5:58 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canada has shipped the most wheat to China in 14 years, contrasting a sudden halt in canola trade amid a diplomatic dispute between the countries, as Chinese buyers shunned the United States. China bought 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from Canada from August 2018 through April […]

By Karl Plume Rod Nickel