Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on short-covering ahead of trade talks

Nov. 28, 2018 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on short-covering as investors waited to see if expected talks between Washington and Beijing at a G20 summit this week will defuse a trade dispute that has choked U.S. soybean exports to China. Corn and wheat followed the firm tone, […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

Nov. 27, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise ahead of G20 talks, wheat declines

Nov. 27, 2018 at 5:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on fears of fading export prospects

Nov. 26, 2018 at 8:24 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on improving export demand

Nov. 23, 2018 at 5:34 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

Nov. 23, 2018 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were higher on Friday, with lean hogs rising sharply and cattle notching relatively smaller gains as each market was buoyed by hopes of better meat demand, traders said. Hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise on expectations that the spreading […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets quiet heading into holidays

Nov. 22, 2018 at 6:17 am CST

CNS Canada — Traders aren’t expecting much to move corn and soybean markets in upcoming weeks as the U.S. moves into holiday mode. “These markets are going to just be very choppy and of course we’re going into December and nobody likes to work (during the holiday season). There’s more […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola corrects off lows, more losses possible

Nov. 21, 2018 at 7:25 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in 15 months during the week ended Wednesday, but found some support to the downside as traders reacted to activity in the Canadian dollar and Chicago soyoil. “Canola seems to be getting some short covering after a long […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures up on hopes of progress in U.S.-China dispute

Nov. 21, 2018 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Wednesday on optimism that Washington and Beijing will make progress at the upcoming G20 leaders summit toward resolving the trade dispute that has disrupted U.S. exports of the oilseed. Wheat futures slipped, while corn futures ended nearly unchanged after touching […]

By Tom Polansek

Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

Nov. 20, 2018 at 5:58 pm CST

CNS Canada — Although the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. has been a good opportunity for Canada to increase its soybean exports to China, industry experts say there have been tradeoffs elsewhere. That trade war between the world’s two largest economies is expected to continue, or perhaps […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm