Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on ideas of Russian exports, long liquidation

Aug. 20, 2018 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell three per cent on Monday on expectations of a pickup in Russian wheat exports in the next few months as shippers try to get ahead of potential export curbs, traders said, while soybeans clung to modest advances. Corn followed wheat lower. Chicago […]

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on Russia export concerns

Aug. 17, 2018 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, cattle firm on hopes for Mexico deal

Aug. 17, 2018 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy climbs as U.S., China plan to restart trade talks

Aug. 16, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs close limit up on hopes of export pick-up

Aug. 16, 2018 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply

Aug. 10, 2018 at 2:01 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China’s imports of U.S. agricultural products will fall sharply once Beijing implements retaliatory trade measures and the country is able to cover its demand for cooking oil and animal feed, vice agriculture minister Han Jun said on Friday. The trade dispute will have a limited impact on China’s agriculture sector, […]

By Chen Aizhu Yawen Chen

Argentina plans to export major amounts of soymeal to China in 2019

Aug. 3, 2018 at 4:38 pm CDT

Beunos Aires | Reuters – Argentina expects to export significant amounts of soymeal to China starting after the next harvest in May, a top agriculture ministry official said on Friday, as the South American grains powerhouse moves to take advantage of U.S.-China trade strife. Argentine officials were in Beijing on Friday finalizing […]

By Hugh Bronstein

American and Chinese flags on crumpled paper, diplomatic crisis

China plans tariffs on $60 bln of U.S. goods in latest trade salvo

Aug. 3, 2018 at 4:27 pm CDT

Beijing | Singapore | Reuters – China proposed retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods ranging from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to some aircraft on Friday, as a senior Chinese diplomat cast doubt on prospects of talks with Washington to solve their bitter trade conflict. The Trump administration tightened […]

By Christian Shepherd Se Young Lee

China reports 1st African swine fever outbreak, culls 1,000 hogs

Aug. 3, 2018 at 8:39 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters – China reported its first outbreak of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) on Friday, as authorities in Liaoning province in the country’s northeast culled almost 1,000 hogs and rushed to control the highly contagious disease. News of the infection will stoke concern about its spread in the world’s […]

By Hallie Gu Josephine Mason

Bunge posts surprise loss on trade-related soy hedges

Aug. 1, 2018 at 12:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Global grains merchant Bunge Ltd reported a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday as its agribusiness unit took a $125 million hit from soybean hedges tied to the trade dispute between the United States and China. Shares of the White Plains, New York-based company fell 2.9 percent […]

By Karl Plume