Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on uncertainty over China trade talks

Jan. 22, 2019 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to session lows on Tuesday on reports that the Trump administration turned down Chinese offers this week for preparatory trade talks, brokers said. The declines in corn and soybeans also pared advances in wheat futures, which nonetheless ended higher on […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall as temperatures set to rise

Jan. 22, 2019 at 4:28 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains

Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:01 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on hopes for China trade talks

Jan. 18, 2019 at 6:18 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Canola trade on edge over China tensions

Jan. 17, 2019 at 9:32 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

Jan. 17, 2019 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures climbed for a second straight session on Thursday in a short-covering and technical bounce following a steep drop earlier this week. Gains in wheat ignited the rally as hopes for a pickup in U.S. wheat export demand pushed prices through […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Lack of USDA reports taking toll

Jan. 16, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

CNS Canada — A lack of reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) because of the partial U.S. government shutdown is taking its toll on the Chicago Board of Trade. As of Wednesday, the partial shutdown of the U.S. government is in its 26th day and affecting USDA. One […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds in export demand, bargain buying

Jan. 16, 2019 at 3:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Wednesday in a bargain-buying and short-covering bounce as the market’s steep drop to six-week lows in the previous session triggered renewed demand for the feed grain. Wheat and soybeans also rebounded after both markets hit two-week lows on Tuesday, although buying […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

Jan. 15, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to life-of-contract highs at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday, lifted by worries that severe winter weather could prompt beef packers to pay higher prices for animals in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Technical buying and short-covering also buoyed cattle prices while […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on concerns about China trade talks

Jan. 15, 2019 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Tuesday on worries that the United States and China remain far apart in resolving a bitter trade fight that has slashed U.S. soy imports by the world’s top buyer. Corn and wheat followed soybeans […]

By Karl Plume