Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: June hogs limit up on swine fever concerns

Apr. 2, 2019 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday, with some contracts closing up their daily trading limit, as expectations for a bump in export deals to China, traders said. The gains were ignited by the announcement on Monday by China’s agriculture ministry that African […]

Canada to set up working group for China canola push

Apr. 1, 2019 at 10:21 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Malt barley acreage predicted to increase

Apr. 1, 2019 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn bounces from sharp sell-off

Apr. 1, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle futures firm

Apr. 1, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

JBS predicts profits will be stronger this year

Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:18 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA executives said Friday the Brazilian meat company will deliver higher earnings in 2019 on strong demand for beef in the U.S. and Australia as well as growing Chinese demand for various proteins. Still, first-quarter results will reflect lower cattle availability in the U.S. […]

By Ana Mano

U.S. corn, soy stocks top forecasts

Mar. 29, 2019 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Massive supplies of both U.S. corn and soybeans remained in storage bins around the country ahead of spring planting, U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) data released on Friday showed. USDA also said that farmers planned to boost their corn plantings by 4.1 per cent but severe flooding […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit down as export sales disappoint

Mar. 28, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures plunged more than three per cent on Thursday as disappointing export sales data triggered profit-taking following the market’s recent run to the highest in more than eight months, traders said. Contracts from May to December closed down the daily […]

By Karl Plume

Canada takes tougher line with China over canola ban, demands evidence

Mar. 28, 2019 at 4:24 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday took a notably tougher line with China over its ban on Canadian imports of canola seed, saying Beijing had provided no scientific evidence to justify the move and was hurting its own reputation. China, citing the discovery of pests, expanded its ban on […]

By David Ljunggren

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce ahead of USDA data

Mar. 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher on Thursday as traders covered shorts and squared positions a day after a steep drop to four-month lows and on the eve of U.S. government stocks and planting reports. Corn futures were flat as improving crop prospects in South America offset […]

By Karl Plume