Insights and Stories on China

CBOT weekly outlook: Spec selling pressures corn, soy

Sep. 19, 2018 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A recent round of contract selling by speculators has created a bearish outlook for corn and soybeans. Recently, both crops suffered losses after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released production estimates on Sept. 12 that were higher than expected. According to a trader, these and other challenges […]

Ag trade flows may change amid trade dispute, Bayer says

Sep. 18, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

U.S. grains: Soy hits 10-year low on huge U.S. crop, trade woes

Sep. 18, 2018 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Trump to slap more tariffs on Chinese goods

Sep. 17, 2018 at 8:25 pm CDT

By David Lawder Jeff Mason

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:54 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures settled narrowly mixed on Monday, with some contracts easing slightly after prices surged to six-month highs following strong sales in cash markets late on Friday, traders said. Front-month October live cattle jumped to a peak of 113.975 cents/lb., highest since March 14, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Canadian hog prices on rebound

Sep. 15, 2018 at 12:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Improving trade relations and the emergence of swine fever in China have made their presence felt on the Canadian hog market. Weekly signature No. 5 base slaughter weight cash hog prices averaged $117.83 per 100 kg as of Friday, up by roughly $15 over the past two […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on bargain buying, corn follows

Sep. 14, 2018 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped three per cent on Friday, rebounding from an eight-week low on a round of technical buying and short-covering ahead of the weekend, traders said. The gains in wheat pulled corn futures slightly higher but expectations for a bumper U.S. harvest stifled rally […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

Sep. 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh […]

By Mark Weinraub

ADM ramps up ethanol sales in Chicago, irking rivals

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

New York/Chicago | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland has sold unusually high volumes of ethanol into the Chicago market since late last year as export markets dried up, driving down prices in the U.S. Midwest and angering the company’s rivals, according to traders and regulatory data. The Illinois-based global commodities […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Michael Hirtzer