Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

Jan. 28, 2019 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ticked lower on Monday, pressured by broad declines in commodity and equity markets as well as improving forecasts for South American crop weather, traders said. Wheat followed the weaker trend. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March corn futures settled down 1/2 […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly lower

Jan. 28, 2019 at 5:42 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Canadian wheat exports keep strong pace

Jan. 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-week high

Jan. 25, 2019 at 6:09 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs sink on big supplies, poor exports

Jan. 25, 2019 at 4:32 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Tight supplies, good demand support barley

Jan. 24, 2019 at 6:17 pm CST

Solid demand, both domestically and internationally, coupled with tightening world supplies is keeping barley bids well supported in Western Canada and should lead to increased acres this spring. “The price of feed barley is staying historically high,” said Brian Otto, chair of the Barley Council of Canada, noting feed barley […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from five-week high

Jan. 24, 2019 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures closed lower on profit-taking and a lack of market-moving news on Thursday while soybeans firmed, buoyed by concerns about the size of Brazil’s crop. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March wheat settled down 4-1/2 cents at $5.21-1/2 per bushel (all figures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken on technical selling, demand uncertainty

Jan. 24, 2019 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures eased on Thursday on a round of technical follow-through selling after declining on Wednesday, traders said. Weakness in the cash market, as well as uncertainty about demand from China, also weighed on the hog market. CME February lean hogs closed Thursday […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Weak export data holds back canola market

Jan. 23, 2019 at 8:35 pm CST

The Canadian dollar and vegetable oil are the main supports for canola contracts on the futures markets, but sluggish exports are holding it back from further gains, said a market analyst. Other than being down on Monday, canola has finished up in five of its last six sessions, according to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on bargain buying

Jan. 23, 2019 at 5:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Wednesday, led higher by a bargain buying bounce in the feeder cattle contracts. The feeder cattle market, which jumped 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, was sharply oversold after the front-month contract hit its lowest since May 24 on Tuesday, […]

By Mark Weinraub