Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: CME hogs bounce back on bargain buying

Jun. 26, 2018 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures finished higher on Tuesday after short-covering and bargain buying reversed recent market losses amid trade fears, analysts said. Hog farmers in the U.S. may face another wave of higher tariffs by China, which placed stiff retaliatory duties on U.S. pork imports […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on trade row

Jun. 25, 2018 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall for fourth week over trade tensions

Jun. 22, 2018 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. pork, fruit producers brace for second wave of Chinese tariffs

Jun. 21, 2018 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Dominique Patton Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global crop worries

Jun. 21, 2018 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seeks rain amid market turmoil

Jun. 20, 2018 at 7:04 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market faces a slew of uncertainty as political turmoil in international trade markets and a looming report from Statistics Canada keeps traders guessing where the market is headed. “The craziness of the White House is the main focus. How will it affect […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Tariff spats put markets in precarious spot

Jun. 20, 2018 at 6:57 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is in recovery mode following a wild day where contracts hit nearly a 10-year low. “It was one of the craziest days we’ve seen in recent memory yesterday. And volume was just absolutely through the roof,” said Terry Reilly, a […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate day after 10-year low

Jun. 20, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures ended nearly flat on Wednesday, consolidating one day after the front soybean contract plunged to a near 10-year low on trade tensions and favorable Midwest crop weather, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than two per cent […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on trade war fears, cash prices

Jun. 19, 2018 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell over two per cent on Tuesday, giving back gains notched in the previous session on broad selling across commodities amid fears of trade wars with importers of U.S. products including China and Mexico. A decline in U.S. cash hog […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy nears 10-year low on trade row, weather

Jun. 19, 2018 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged to their lowest level in nearly a decade on Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest soy buyer, prompted fund-driven selling, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed broad declines in the commodity sector. Favourable weather in […]

By Julie Ingwersen