Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Corn firms as rains stall planting

Apr. 29, 2019 at 3:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday, hitting the highest point in a week as wet weather across much of the U.S. Midwest and forecasts for continued rains this week threatened to prolong spring planting delays. Soybeans were lower on sluggish U.S. exports, abundant global supplies and […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs post third weekly slide

Apr. 26, 2019 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

ADM’s move to spin off ethanol assets speaks to industry’s woes

Apr. 26, 2019 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice Jarrett Renshaw P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Currency, swine fever weigh on prices

Apr. 26, 2019 at 6:09 am CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

Apr. 25, 2019 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Bunge names acting chief as new CEO

Apr. 25, 2019 at 5:16 pm CDT

Reuters — Global grains trader Bunge on Thursday named Gregory Heckman as its chief executive officer, three months after he took the helm in an interim capacity. Heckman, a founding partner of private investment firm Flatwater Partners and the former chief executive of grains trader Gavilon Group, was appointed acting […]

By Karl Plume

Brazil urges China to improve GMO approvals

Apr. 25, 2019 at 4:17 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters –– Brazil Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Thursday that the country must work with China to reduce non-tariff barriers to agriculture trade, including improving the process for genetically modified goods. Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of soybeans, the vast majority of which are genetically modified […]

By Jake Spring

Joint conference brings canola producers up to speed

Apr. 25, 2019 at 2:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) have given farmers an update on the current situation between Canada and China. The 38-minute joint webinar/teleconference last Thursday (April 18) featured CCC president Jim Everson and CCGA executive director Rick White. Everson made it […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

StatsCan confirms smaller canola acres, more wheat

Apr. 25, 2019 at 1:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to seed more spring wheat and less canola in 2019, according to Statistics Canada survey results released Wednesday. Additional shifts are also likely in subsequent reports, as dry conditions in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan may alter some intentions. Statistics Canada forecast canola area for 2019 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Acreage report halts canola skid

Apr. 24, 2019 at 7:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– Statistics Canada’s acreage report has provided something of a much-needed bounce for canola bids. Canola hit a record low Tuesday, with the May contract at $437.80 per tonne and the July contract at $446.10 per tonne. The primary reason for the huge drop was the price of soybeans […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm