Insights and Stories on China

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

Oct. 16, 2018 at 2:35 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel hovering near the lowest in a decade, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced the decision last […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

Oct. 15, 2018 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on slow harvest pace, quality concerns

Oct. 15, 2018 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

Oct. 12, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Reuters

Fearful of swine fever, France to put up fence on Belgian border

Oct. 12, 2018 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

World crop briefs: China seeks cuts to soy in feed

Oct. 11, 2018 at 4:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The China Feed Industry Association is proposing soybean meal in hog rations be reduced, to offset rising costs and reduced supplies caused by the U.S.-China trade war. China imported about 87 per cent of its soybean needs last year and one-third of that came from the U.S., […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on big harvest, trade war worries

Oct. 10, 2018 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second day on Wednesday, shedding more than one per cent on expectations of a bumper U.S. crop and concerns about a protracted U.S.-China trade war that has already depressed demand for U.S. shipments. Corn and wheat also eased as traders […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs extend recovery, near six-month high

Oct. 5, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to their highest prices in about six months on Friday on technical buying. CME October hogs reached a session high of 68.825 cents/lb., the contract’s highest price since April 19, before paring gains (all figures US$). It ended up […]

By Tom Polansek

Hog producers continue struggle toward profitability

Oct. 4, 2018 at 3:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Hog prices might have regained some value in recent days, but many producers are still a long way from profitability, according to the chair of Manitoba Pork. That’s why lenders such as Farm Credit Canada, who show they understand the needs of producers who are dependent on […]

By Terry Fries

CBOT weekly outlook: Yield expectations limit upside for corn, soy

Oct. 3, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may be finding some short-term support from harvest delays across the U.S. Midwest, but expectations for large crops overall should limit the upside for prices going forward, according to an analyst. “The highs could be in right […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin