Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China trade hopes

Dec. 7, 2018 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures firmed for the fifth time in six sessions on Friday on solid weekly export sales data and short-covering ahead of the weekend as the market waited for signs that China may soon resume purchases from the United States. Corn also advanced and wheat […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest

Dec. 6, 2018 at 6:26 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip as Huawei arrest clouds trade detente

Dec. 6, 2018 at 5:10 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy left hanging on changing trade truce views

Dec. 5, 2018 at 7:16 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rebound on demand hopes, pork margins

Dec. 5, 2018 at 6:18 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: China sales hopes lift soy, wheat sinks on demand worry

Dec. 5, 2018 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher for a fourth straight session on Wednesday in light trading as investors sought clues as to whether a truce between Washington and Beijing in their trade dispute would revive U.S. soybean sales to China. Corn, which could also benefit from renewed […]

By Karl Plume

Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres

Dec. 4, 2018 at 8:37 pm CST

CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where this all is going. That obviously also has implications on where the futures prices go and what signals the farmers […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans edge upward, still await promised Chinese buying

Dec. 4, 2018 at 7:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday on hopes that a U.S.-China trade war truce over the weekend would result in fresh Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans, although no deals have been confirmed. Corn also firmed slightly, following soybeans, while wheat ended mixed on light demand. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slip on trade truce worries

Dec. 4, 2018 at 7:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for a second consecutive session on Tuesday on concern over a trade truce agreement reached over the weekend between the U.S. and China, the world’s top hog and pork market. Global stock markets tumbled on Tuesday as optimism waned that the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits

Dec. 3, 2018 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Monday in a profit-taking setback from near two-highs as traders awaited further confirmation of pork purchases by China following a thaw in tense trade relations over the weekend. At a gathering of G20 countries in Argentina on Saturday, […]

By Karl Plume