Insights and Stories on China

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade news having little effect

Jan. 9, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

CNS Canada — Even though news out of Beijing regarding the trade talks between the U.S. and China were reported as ending on a positive note Wednesday morning, one broker watching the Chicago Board of Trade didn’t see it having much effect on commodities. “The only thing that would be […]

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on China trade optimism

Jan. 9, 2019 at 5:45 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

Jan. 9, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from rally, eyes on China talks

Jan. 8, 2019 at 7:49 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on China hopes

Jan. 8, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy firm on Brazil dryness, China trade hopes

Jan. 7, 2019 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday for a fourth straight session and notched a three-week high on concern about dry weather in Brazil and as trade talks between Washington and Beijing raised hopes of accelerated export purchases by China. Corn and wheat eased as some traders […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China talks fuel export hopes

Jan. 4, 2019 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-week high on Friday on optimism over U.S.-China trade talks planned for next week, coupled with declining estimates of the size of Brazil’s developing crop, traders said. Corn and wheat followed the firm trend, with brightening export prospects for both […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cargill’s net earnings down as trade fight bites

Jan. 3, 2019 at 6:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Grains trader Cargill on Thursday reported a 20 per cent drop in its fiscal second-quarter 2019 net earnings, as global trade tensions hit the bottom line along with challenges in the Chinese hog sector and a struggling U.S. dairy business. Three of the company’s four business […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales

Jan. 3, 2019 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased as much as one per cent on Thursday, weighed down by technical selling and steady deals in cash markets in the southern Plains, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures weakened for the fourth straight session on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on technical bounce, export prospects

Jan. 3, 2019 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about 1.4 per cent on Thursday, reaching a one-week high on a technical rebound from multi-month lows and optimism about U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Soybeans hit a two-week top on worries about declining Brazilian crop prospects and rumours of Chinese buying […]

By Julie Ingwersen