Insights and Stories on China

Trade pact clause seen deterring China trade deals with Canada, Mexico

Oct. 2, 2018 at 9:18 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — China’s hopes of negotiating a free trade pact with Canada or Mexico were dealt a sharp setback by a provision deep in the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that aims to forbid such deals with “non-market” countries, trade experts said on Tuesday. The provision specifies that if […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as NAFTA revamp outweighs big supplies

Oct. 1, 2018 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Bigger-than-expected supplies knock down prices

Sep. 28, 2018 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Beef demand, crush margins boost Cargill’s Q1 ledger

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:49 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-month high on strong U.S. export sales

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on bargain buying, sale to Mexico

Sep. 26, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Bargain buying and a major sale of U.S. soy to Mexico on Wednesday helped lift U.S. soybean futures for a second day, traders said, while corn and wheat futures slipped. Soybeans are recovering after the most actively traded contract last week fell to its lowest price […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans top one-month high in turnaround from losses

Sep. 25, 2018 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to their highest in more than a month on Tuesday in a turnaround from recent declines that were driven by concerns about the U.S.-China trade dispute hurting American exports. Corn futures also set a one-month high, while wheat pulled back from a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat surpass one-month highs

Sep. 24, 2018 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures jumped on Monday to their highest levels in over a month on technical buying as well as concerns about rain stalling the country’s autumn harvests. Soybean futures slumped as China — the world’s top buyer of the oilseed — and the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

Sep. 21, 2018 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent on Friday to their highest in more than a week, buoyed by end-user demand and fund short-covering, analysts said. Wheat and soybean futures declined but still recorded weekly advances. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from 10-year low

Sep. 19, 2018 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose roughly two per cent on Wednesday, rebounding a day after the most active contract fell to a 10-year low as the harvest of a likely record-large U.S. crop got under way, analysts said. U.S. wheat futures climbed on technical buying and tightening […]

By Julie Ingwersen