Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to multimonth lows

Apr. 24, 2019 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest level in seven months on Wednesday and spot soybean futures hit a 5-1/2-month low on ample global supplies and dimming prospects for U.S. export business, analysts said. Wheat also declined, with Chicago Board of Trade futures hitting a one-month […]

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

Apr. 24, 2019 at 10:07 am CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

Apr. 23, 2019 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

China finds more cases of African swine fever on Hainan island

Apr. 22, 2019 at 9:34 am CDT

By Cate Cadell

Ottawa pressed to consider more options on China’s canola ban

Apr. 19, 2019 at 1:50 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

WTO finds for U.S. on crop tariff dispute with China

Apr. 18, 2019 at 9:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled largely in favour of the United States in a trade dispute regarding China’s application of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn and rice. The ruling, issued by the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), stated China did not apply the TRQs […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

Apr. 18, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — International demand for Canadian feed barley has been strong thanks to a 2018 growing season drought in Australia that limited exportable supplies. China purchased nearly 950,000 tonnes of Canadian barley in the first seven months of the 2018-19 year, significantly above the five-year average. However, feed markets in […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

Apr. 18, 2019 at 7:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Thursday after dropping to a five-month low on concerns about weak export demand and large harvests in South America. Corn futures ended near unchanged, while wheat futures touched a one-month low on a broadly favourable harvest outlook in the Northern […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day

Apr. 18, 2019 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures set new contract highs in deferred months for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday on expectations of increased demand from China, before prices pulled back. Deferred feeder cattle futures also set contract highs. An outbreak of African swine fever in China fueled the […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways, waiting for news

Apr. 17, 2019 at 7:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain stuck in a sideways trading range overall waiting for some fresh market-moving news. “April is usually the quietest month of the year for us,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. In addition to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin