Insights and Stories on China

ADM earnings double, helped by U.S.-China trade row

Jul. 31, 2018 at 11:42 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Archer Daniels Midland Co’s net profits doubled in the second quarter and beat Wall Street estimates, after a drought in Argentina and the U.S.-China trade spat boosted the U.S. grain merchant’s trading and oilseed processing businesses. Shares were up 1 percent at $47.86 after touching a […]

G20 ag ministers slam protectionism, pledge WTO reforms

Jul. 28, 2018 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Luc Cohen Scott Squires

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans look to wheat for support

Jul. 25, 2018 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy jumps as U.S. readies aid for farmers

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Trump to offer U.S. farmers billions to ease trade pain

Jul. 24, 2018 at 2:15 pm CDT

By David Shepardson Susan Heavey

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after nearing six-week peak

Jul. 23, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures pulled back on Monday after approaching a six-week high on concerns about dry weather eating into harvests in some of the world’s main exporting countries. Corn futures advanced for the sixth consecutive session to reach their highest prices in three weeks, while soybeans […]

By Tom Polansek

‘Hi, I’m a soybean’: China deploys cartoon legume to reach U.S. farmers

Jul. 22, 2018 at 1:44 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– In the tense trade war with the United States, China’s government has turned to an unlikely weapon: a cartoon bean. “Hi, everybody. I am a soybean. I may not look like much, but I’m very important,” says the animated character in a video posted on Friday […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on technical buying, export hopes

Jul. 20, 2018 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sailed to their highest prices in more than a month on Friday on technical buying and expectations for increased U.S. exports as poor crop weather hurts harvests in other countries. Corn and soybean futures each advanced for the fifth straight day. Traders focused […]

By Tom Polansek

World’s ‘affection’ for Canada will help in trade diversification: Carr

Jul. 20, 2018 at 7:21 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — There is “an awful lot of affection for Canada” around the world that will help the government’s push to diversify exports away from the United States, the country’s new trade minister said on Thursday, as ties with Washington become more strained. Winnipeg MP Jim Carr, previously […]

By David Ljunggren

Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports could signal market strength

Jul. 19, 2018 at 7:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Jeff Nielsen, a director with Alberta Barley, expected barley exports to make a strong showing. Numbers recently posted by the Canadian Grain Commission confirmed the good news he had been waiting for. “We kind of had an inkling they were going to be good and high and […]

By Terry Fries