Insights and Stories on China

Trade rows spell gain, and pain, for U.S. grain exporters

May. 3, 2018 at 9:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Global grain marketers have seized upon trade tensions between the United States and several of its top export markets, including China, to turn around struggling trading units following one of the toughest years ever for the industry. After five years of bumper harvests worldwide that depressed […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Limited upside seen for U.S. soybeans

May. 2, 2018 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on bleak export view

May. 2, 2018 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

May. 2, 2018 at 4:17 am CDT

By Michael Hirtzer Tom Polansek

U.S.-China trade fears halt soybean imports

Apr. 26, 2018 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Dominique Patton Naveen Thukral

ICE weekly outlook: Canola awaits acreage report

Apr. 25, 2018 at 7:16 pm CDT

CNS Canada — This week’s acreage estimates from Statistics Canada could bring an end to canola’s recent chart surge upward — or could give futures the impetus to move even higher. The dominant July contract closed Wednesday at $535 per tonne, a gain of $8 from the previous Wednesday’s close. […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn hits nine-month high

Apr. 25, 2018 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rallied to a nine-month peak and wheat rose to its highest in nearly seven weeks on Wednesday, supported by a round of short-covering amid persistent concerns about adverse weather curtailing harvest expectations for both grains, traders said. Soybean futures also were firm, with […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn rebound after early drops

Apr. 24, 2018 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Tuesday, surging 2.4 per cent on a bargain buying rebound after falling to their lowest in nearly three weeks early in the session. The gains in wheat spilled over into the corn market and soybean futures also rose, snapping a four […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans extend losing streak

Apr. 23, 2018 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Monday, with concerns about demand from China in focus amid a lack of fresh deals with the top global buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade soft red […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to one-week top, pulls corn higher

Apr. 18, 2018 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract gaining 1.9 per cent and hitting a one-week high on concerns that rains forecast for the U.S. Plains will not meet earlier expectations. “The forecast for the rain […]

By Mark Weinraub