Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on trade row

Jun. 25, 2018 at 8:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Monday on generally favourable Midwest crop weather and worries about trade with China, the world’s biggest soy importer, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined. July soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down […]

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

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

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

Jun. 18, 2018 at 9:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with key buyers of U.S. apples, soybeans and corn threatens the support of some of his biggest backers — U.S. farmers now seeing their livelihoods in jeopardy. Farmers overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2016 election, welcoming how he championed rural economies […]

By Mark Weinraub