Insights and Stories on China

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean markets excite while corn settles

Dec. 6, 2017 at 6:39 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are finding support from Argentina weather while corn markets remain stuck in sideways trading, according to a Chicago trader. “The corn markets have kind of been left out of the Argentina weather equation with heavy fund selling here […]

Trudeau says will keep exploring trade deal with China

Dec. 4, 2017 at 7:05 pm CST

By Michael Martina

China to accept Canadian chilled beef, pork in pilot project

Dec. 4, 2017 at 6:03 pm CST

By Staff

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound corn, soy watch South America, exports

Nov. 29, 2017 at 7:21 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Ontario to back baby formula plant

Nov. 28, 2017 at 8:51 pm CST

By Staff

China to subsidize grain transportation, storage

Nov. 24, 2017 at 8:12 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to subsidize grain transportation and storage facilities in the latest push by Beijing to modernize the world’s largest agriculture sector. Beijing will subsidize projects upgrading or building facilities to load and receive grains along main railways and ports for major waterways including the Yangtze […]

By Reuters

Canadian flax prospects dimmed by China’s silk road

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:35 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS – China’s construction of a new “silk road” connecting the country to Europe isn’t likely to be good news for Canadian flax exporters. For several years, Canada has been the main exporter of flax to China but that could likely change if Kazakhstan ever has a direct […]

By Dave Sims

Chinese protein preference becoming big obstacle for canola

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:52 am CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As China’s consumption of higher-protein foods continues to grow, so too does its selectiveness for which oilseeds it will pursue on the open market. So far, it’s a race canola does not seem to be winning. “The big demand factor in China is protein, rather […]

By Dave Sims

China’s Cofco seeks larger Canadian canola volumes

Nov. 15, 2017 at 6:41 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — State-owned Chinese agribusiness Cofco Corp. looks to buy 2.5 million tonnes of Canada’s canola crop next year, a boost of more than one-third over its expected purchases this year as its Canadian office gets established, said the company’s global head of softseeds on Wednesday. Cofco opened […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on seasonal strength, bullish soyoil data

Nov. 15, 2017 at 6:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday on seasonal strength as the Midwest harvest wound down and a jump in soyoil tied to an unexpected monthly drawdown in domestic supplies, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell nearly two per cent, nearing contract lows, in […]

By Julie Ingwersen