Insights and Stories on China

Canada needs ‘reset’ on China, Scheer says

May. 7, 2019 at 3:55 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s opposition leader on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for being too soft on China and said there needs to be a “total reset” on relations with the Asian powerhouse. Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer spoke amid an escalating diplomatic dispute that has followed Canada’s […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans plunge after Trump tariff threat against China

May. 6, 2019 at 8:27 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures limit down on China trade fight, swine fever fears

May. 6, 2019 at 4:09 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Fed-up Canada tells U.S. to help with China crisis or forget about favours

May. 6, 2019 at 11:22 am CDT

By David Ljunggren

Bernie Sanders promises help for family farms

May. 6, 2019 at 11:04 am CDT

By Reuters

Canada ‘playing chess’ on canola file

May. 3, 2019 at 6:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola seed sales to China remain at a standstill with little fresh news to report, according to a Canola Council of Canada briefing to farmers held Friday morning together with federal International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr. However, efforts on a number of fronts are ongoing, as Canada […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy down fourth straight week on export worries, big supplies

May. 3, 2019 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Friday for a sixth consecutive session, posting a fourth straight weekly drop as rain-delayed U.S. corn planting may fuel a shift to more soybean acres despite sluggish export demand from top importer China. Corn edged upward for a seventh straight day […]

By Karl Plume

Uncertainty could bring changes to soybean acres

May. 2, 2019 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — At this time soybean acres in Canada have been projected to be down this year for a few reasons — not only because of trade issues with China, but also due to back-to-back dry years and declining prices. Statistics Canada’s 2019-20 principal field crop acreage report, released April […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mixed, nearbys up on export hopes

May. 2, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with nearby futures contracts building on strong gains in the previous session on expectations that China would soon sharply accelerate imports of U.S. pork. Deferred contracts were pressed down by active spread trading that featured buying of June […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Weak export data drags soybeans to new lows

May. 2, 2019 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures posted contract lows for a fourth straight session on Thursday after weak U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) export sales data and amid ongoing concerns that rain-delayed corn sowing would increase soy plantings. Corn was mixed as spillover pressure from lower soybeans offset support […]

By Karl Plume