Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

Mar. 19, 2019 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday, with commodity funds reluctant to add to a heavy net short position despite pressure from slowing export demand for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybean futures declined as traders awaited news from ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on pork export optimism

Mar. 18, 2019 at 6:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. seizes pork from China on swine fever concerns

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:32 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up as swine fever cuts Chinese herd

Mar. 15, 2019 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Canada to boost airport detector dog corps

Mar. 15, 2019 at 3:48 am CDT

With African swine fever top of mind, the federal government plans to more than double the total number of detector dog teams at Canada’s airports within five years. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, speaking in Montreal Thursday, announced new funding of up to $31 million over five years to add 24 […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

Mar. 14, 2019 at 8:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

Mar. 14, 2019 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped 3.5 per cent on Thursday, supported by signs that exports could pick up due to rising Chinese demand, traders said. China bought 23,846 tonnes of U.S. pork last week, its biggest purchase in nearly two years, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the front-month contract easing on profit-taking after rallying to a three-month high while deferred contracts rose on expectations of tight supplies, traders said. Live cattle contracts were firm following two straight days of declines with concerns about […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, setting back on a mild round of profit taking after prices posted their biggest rally since last summer on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans ended higher after weakening overnight and early in the day session as traders moved […]

By Mark Weinraub