Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

Jan. 2, 2019 at 6:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures jumped to a nearly two-week high on Wednesday on speculation that exports of U.S. pork to China will rise in the coming months, traders and analysts said. Representatives from the U.S. and China were negotiating to end the trade war between the […]

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:50 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for U.S. shutdown to end

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy up on crop stress in Brazil, hopes for China talks

Jan. 2, 2019 at 4:38 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in thin holiday trade

Dec. 31, 2018 at 4:39 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer

Dec. 31, 2018 at 3:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished slightly lower on Monday as traders locked in profits in end-of-year position squaring, after prices earlier touched contract highs, traders said. Lean hog futures were mostly higher, buoyed by short-covering and position squaring on the final trading day of the month, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Is China buying U.S. soy? Washington shutdown keeps traders guessing

Dec. 28, 2018 at 11:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Commodity traders are in the dark because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, unable to see daily and weekly reports of agricultural exports to obtain clues as to whether China is following through with promises to buy grain and soy amid the ongoing trade war. Traders […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump on hopes for China deals, positioning

Dec. 28, 2018 at 7:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Friday to their highest prices in more than a week, on hopes China will make additional purchases of the oilseed in a thawing of the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also rose […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat near one-month lows

Dec. 27, 2018 at 1:21 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures approached one-month lows on Wednesday on worries over export demand and increasing competition for global sales. Traders were disappointed that there were no signs of additional sales of U.S. soybeans to China, the world’s top importer of the oilseed, or […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy falls as traders wait for more sales to China

Dec. 24, 2018 at 2:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a one-month low on Monday as traders watched and waited for China to make further purchases after re-entering the market recently as trade tensions eased. Corn futures also came under pressure from disappointment over a lack of demand from China, traders said. […]

By Tom Polansek