Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on fresh sales to China

Feb. 1, 2019 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The most-active U.S. soybean futures contract reached its highest level since June on Friday on news of fresh U.S. soy sales to China, but the market pared gains as traders considered plentiful global supplies. Wheat futures rose as firming U.S. cash markets signaled a pick-up in […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy end lower on technical selling

Jan. 31, 2019 at 6:13 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease after hitting contract highs

Jan. 31, 2019 at 5:35 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits on trade talks, USDA reports

Jan. 30, 2019 at 5:29 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn follow trade talks closely

Jan. 30, 2019 at 5:05 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat firm as U.S. dollar retreats

Jan. 30, 2019 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday in light, largely technical trade as brokers awaited news from high-level U.S.-China trade talks in Washington, analysts said. Wheat followed the firm trend, drawing late support from a downturn in the U.S. dollar after the Federal Reserve struck […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly higher on good demand, cold concerns

Jan. 30, 2019 at 3:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures for April delivery, the most actively traded contract, firmed for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday on good end-user demand. The contract hit an all time-high of 128.15 cents/lb. during Wednesday’s session but closed slightly below that peak […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-week low on export worries

Jan. 29, 2019 at 4:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about one per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in nearly two weeks on worries about a slow pace of export business, traders said. Soybean and corn futures declined on concerns over U.S.-China trade tensions ahead of talks this week in Washington. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

EU seeks to soothe U.S. by clearing soybeans for biofuel

Jan. 29, 2019 at 12:49 pm CST

Reuters — The European Commission said on Tuesday it had concluded that U.S. soybeans can be used in biofuels in the European Union, part of the bloc’s push to improve strained trade relations with the United States. However, industry sources said it was unlikely to lead to a flood of […]

By Jarrett Renshaw philip-blenkinsop

USDA extends deadline for aid after shutdown

Jan. 28, 2019 at 7:27 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers now have until Feb. 14 to apply for federal aid designed to offset the impact of retaliatory Chinese tariffs on American crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, after delays caused by the month-long government shutdown. The previous deadline for the aid […]

By Humeyra Pamuk