Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes for China trade talks

Sep. 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Wednesday on news that the Trump administration is attempting to restart trade negotiations with China, a major importer which has steep duties on shipments of U.S. pork. Senior U.S. officials led by Treasury Secretary Steven […]

Smaller Manitoba soybean crop expected

Sep. 11, 2018 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Global fertilizer market prices vary

Sep. 10, 2018 at 8:34 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: October hogs limit up on cash prices, swine fever fear

Sep. 6, 2018 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat extends losing streak

Sep. 6, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Heavy rains threaten soybean quality

Sep. 5, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Heavy rains across the U.S. Midwest and a murky outlook on international trade appear ready to drive down the soybean market in the lead-up to next week’s supply and demand report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its monthly estimates on Sept. 12 and traders have […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly up on worry over swine fever in China

Sep. 5, 2018 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday on firm cash hog prices and concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, traders said. But the market closed below session highs and some contracts settled below […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on Russian export plans

Sep. 4, 2018 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped 2.5 per cent on Tuesday to a one-week low after Russia’s agriculture ministry said it had no plans to restrict grain exports from the world’s biggest wheat supplier, traders said. Corn firmed on support from news that Argentina planned to impose a […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy falls to six-week low on crop prospects

Aug. 28, 2018 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday, with the benchmark November contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a six-week low on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest and uncertainty about demand, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while CBOT wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on U.S.-Mexico deal, China swine fever

Aug. 27, 2018 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged by their daily three-cent price limit on Monday, buoyed by hopes of increased U.S. pork exports following news of a trade deal with top importer Mexico, traders said. Hog futures were further supported by the outbreak of African swine […]

By Michael Hirtzer