Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as concern about Chinese growth persists

Aug. 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean prices dropped on Wednesday on concern that interest rate cuts in China may not be enough to stimulate growth in the key importer. Corn slipped on technical selling, and Chicago wheat lost ground on concerns about export competition as the dollar rose, traders said. Chicago Board […]

Canola basis levels seen hanging steady

Aug. 25, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce off six-year-low on bargain buying

Aug. 25, 2015 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Canola exports to feel pinch of Chinese market crash

Aug. 24, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: China woes push soy to six-year low, soyoil to nine-year low

Aug. 24, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

StatsCan production estimates ‘too low’ for canola, wheat

Aug. 21, 2015 at 10:02 am CDT

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada released its first survey-based production estimates for the 2015-16 crop year Friday morning, with canola and wheat figures coming in at the lower end of expectations. But the grain trade is shrugging off the report, as it believes final production numbers for most crops will […]

By Terryn Shiells

ICE weekly outlook: Further weakness in store for canola

Aug. 20, 2015 at 11:15 am CDT

CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, breaking below the key support level of C$480 per tonne in the November contract. With the technical bias pointed lower, further weakness is expected to be in store for the commodity. “I think the […]

By Terryn Shiells

Fonterra cuts dairy jobs as ‘white gold’ rush fizzles

Jul. 16, 2015 at 3:24 pm CDT

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra is cutting jobs in an effort to shore up its cash flows as a slump in global dairy demand, particularly from No. 1 buyer China, threatens to snuff out the country’s “white gold” rush. Dairy prices have more than halved from […]

By Naomi Tajitsu

China lifts three-year embargo on Brazil beef imports

May. 19, 2015 at 6:13 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters — China has ended an embargo on Brazilian beef imports, Brazil’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, lifting a three-year old ban and opening the door to half a billion dollars of new sales. Eight Brazilian beef processing plants and one poultry plant were approved to ship to […]

By Reuters

Canadian beef again moving to China

May. 1, 2015 at 5:31 pm CDT

Federal inspectors are again issuing certificates for exports of Canadian beef to China, as Beijing’s temporary ban on the Canadian product comes to an end. The Chinese government in late February announced a temporary ban on imports of Canadian beef, shortly after Canada confirmed its first case of BSE (bovine […]

By Staff