Insights and Stories on China

U.S., China accelerate beef talks

May. 22, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Talks on restarting U.S. beef exports to China are moving fast and final details should be in place by early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, allowing U.S. farmers to vie for business that has been lost by rival Brazil. As part of […]

U.S., China agree to first trade steps under 100-day plan

May. 12, 2017 at 6:40 pm CDT

By ayesha-rascoe Michael Martina

Proposed Dow, DuPont merger gets conditional nod from China

May. 2, 2017 at 2:51 pm CDT

By Reuters

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

Apr. 29, 2017 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Reuters

China to work off corn stockpile in three to five years

Apr. 19, 2017 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Renewed confidence lifts feeder cattle market

Apr. 17, 2017 at 8:34 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels on average; stronger buying interest was noted on short-keep cattle with prices quoted $5 to as much as $8 higher. Feedlot operators stepped forward more aggressively with ideas that yearling supplies will dwindle over the next month. Quality cattle are […]

By Jerry Klassen

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

Apr. 14, 2017 at 12:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Global outbreaks of bird flu in poultry have altered the flow of U.S. chicken meat, eggs and grain around the world, adding to challenges faced by domestic exporters and giving a leg up to Brazil, which has so far escaped the disease. Different strains of avian […]

By Tom Polansek

Canpotex aims for ‘material’ potash price bump from China

Apr. 12, 2017 at 6:37 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian potash exporter Canpotex is pressing Chinese buyers to pay a “material” price increase for the fertilizer in their annual supply contract, as spot values in other markets rise off multi-year lows, Canpotex’s chief executive said on Monday. “We’re not interested in some kind of ratcheting […]

By Rod Nickel

China clears ChemChina’s Syngenta deal

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:58 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — ChemChina’s US$43 billion planned takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta has received approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the two companies said Wednesday. “This represents a further step towards the closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place in the second […]

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to rise with commercial interest

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished mixed during the week ended Wednesday as intermonth trading took hold with traders exiting the May contract in favour of the more deferred values. The May contract gained $5.70, while some of the outside contracts lost a few days. Ideas that […]

By Dave Sims