Insights and Stories on China

CBOT weekly outlook: Fresh trade news would move markets

Mar. 6, 2019 at 2:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Fresh news out of U.S./China trade talks will move the soybean and corn markets in the near future, rather than USDA’s next world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE), according to an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. However, a lack of fresh news regarding those trade […]

Richardson disputes China claim of ‘hazardous pests’ in canola

Mar. 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm CST

By ben-blanchard Tom Polansek

U.S. to train more beagles to sniff out swine fever

Mar. 6, 2019 at 12:36 pm CST

By Reuters

China’s block on canola seen as blowback from diplomatic spat

Mar. 5, 2019 at 9:59 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as news of China trade deal awaited

Mar. 5, 2019 at 7:37 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hog futures set two-week peak on pork price hopes

Mar. 5, 2019 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped to two-week highs on Tuesday amid hopes for increased pork prices, which have been under pressure from large supplies and weakened demand from China. Wholesale pork prices, known as the cutout, rose by $1.01 on Monday to $62.93/cwt for carcasses, according […]

By Tom Polansek

Trump moves to scrap trade privilege for India

Mar. 5, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

Washington/New Delhi | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars with a plan to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for up to US$5.6 billion worth of its exports to the United States. Monday’s move comes […]

By Eric Beech Neha Dasgupta

China blocks some Richardson canola shipments

Mar. 5, 2019 at 9:33 am CST

Beijing/Kabul | Reuters — China has canceled Canadian agribusiness Richardson International’s registration to ship canola to China, the company said on Tuesday, the latest sign of tensions between Ottawa and Beijing. It was not immediately clear why exports to China by Richardson, the world’s top importer of canola, had been […]

By Dominique Patton Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on profit-taking

Mar. 4, 2019 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday as investors booked profits after contract highs hit on Friday, traders said. Managed funds hold a large net long position in Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures, leaving the market vulnerable to bouts of long liquidation. The funds […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade deal hopes

Mar. 4, 2019 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Monday amid news reports that Beijing and Washington are close to settling a lingering trade dispute, a breakthrough that could boost China’s demand for U.S. soy and other agricultural products. Corn also rose, pulling away from a three-month low struck in […]

By P.J. Huffstutter