Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans strike post-harvest highs on trade truce

Dec. 3, 2018 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied to their highest since at least August on Monday, joining a broad rally in commodity and equity prices after Washington and Beijing sealed a truce in a trade war that has halted nearly all U.S. soy shipments to the world’s top importer. […]

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

Dec. 3, 2018 at 2:13 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

Nov. 30, 2018 at 7:05 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn climb

Nov. 30, 2018 at 5:39 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Fertilizer prices to rise on global production shifts

Nov. 29, 2018 at 8:12 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

Nov. 29, 2018 at 6:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than four per cent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly export sales report showed that China last week placed its largest order for U.S. pork since February, traders said. The purchases are a signal that an outbreak […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans pause after two-day rise

Nov. 29, 2018 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Thursday as traders booked profits after prices hit a near two-week high in the previous session, ahead of trade talks between Washington and Beijing at the G20 meeting. Wheat futures declined on lacklustre U.S. export sales while corn ended nearly unchanged. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola at mercy of U.S. soy

Nov. 28, 2018 at 8:10 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE canola market is currently at the mercy of the soybean market as it awaits this week’s G20 meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. “We’ve got the big pop in the soybeans in anticipation of some positive developments at this weekend’s […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Volatile markets await G20 meeting

Nov. 28, 2018 at 7:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Chicago soybean and corn markets are expected to remain volatile over the next few days, ahead of the G20 summit in Argentina, said one commodities expert. That volatility is fueled by a much-talked-about meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Saturday. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

Nov. 28, 2018 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract declining for a third straight session on technical selling and weak cash values, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures settled down 0.55 cent at 64.5 cents/lb. after the contract […]

By Julie Ingwersen