Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge on sluggish exports

Feb. 19, 2019 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures all soured on Tuesday as U.S. wheat sellers failed to nab any export sales and traders waited impatiently for news on the latest of talks on the U.S.-China trade war. Wheat was the story of the day: Most […]

Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

Feb. 14, 2019 at 7:36 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs stumble on weak pork, trade unease

Feb. 14, 2019 at 6:33 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

Feb. 14, 2019 at 5:05 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

ICE weekly outlook: Canola grinding lower

Feb. 13, 2019 at 7:15 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat up, soy eases as China trade talks eyed

Feb. 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Wednesday for a fourth straight session as a pickup in export activity and firm cash markets spurred commodity fund buying, traders said. Corn was little changed and soybeans eased as traders waited to see if U.S.-China trade talks would show the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink on lower beef, slowing demand

Feb. 13, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures declined for a second straight session on Wednesday as lower beef prices and seasonally slowing demand for the red meat triggered profit-taking and technical selling, traders and analysts said. Traders are awaiting the next wave of cattle sales at U.S. Plains feedlot […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

Feb. 13, 2019 at 3:11 pm CST

As high-level trade talks are underway in Beijing this week between the U.S. and China, commodity markets are watching carefully, said an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. “All eyes are on March 1,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Should negotiators fail to make any progress toward resolving […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on U.S.-China trade hopes

Feb. 12, 2019 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Tuesday in a second straight day of strong gains fueled by hopes that U.S.-China trade talks would revive Chinese demand for American pork, traders and analysts said. Bargain buying further propelled gains after benchmark April […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on South America weather, trade jitters

Feb. 11, 2019 at 7:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Monday on improving crop weather in South America and worries about a looming March 1 deadline for a U.S.-China trade agreement, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while wheat futures were mixed, with Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen