Insights and Stories on China

China’s COFCO says it imported Canadian durum for first time

Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:23 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese state-run food group COFCO Group said it had imported Canadian durum wheat for the first time for processing into flour, a departure from China’s usual practice of importing finished durum flour or pasta. “This direct import of durum wheat has enriched the structure of China’s […]

U.S. grains: Chicago soy soars on Chinese buying, Brazilian weather

Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:28 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Soybeans spike on China demand, Brazil weather

Nov. 8, 2023 at 5:56 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans climb as China pushes demand

Nov. 2, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply concerns, soft demand

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover off recent slide, eye cash prices

Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures topped a one-week high on Monday as the market recovered from steep losses last week. Firm prices in the cash market on Friday supported the rebound in futures, brokers said. CME December live cattle futures ended up 1.025 cents at […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn dips on harvests, technical selling

Oct. 24, 2023 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday and neared a two-week low under pressure from U.S. harvesting and technical selling, analysts said. Wheat futures also eased, while soybeans and soymeal jumped. A quick harvest pace for U.S. corn and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans drop in choppy trade

Oct. 3, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, at one point nearing their lowest levels since December of 2021, under pressure from a stronger dollar, improving signs for the U.S. harvest and a brisk start to planting in Brazil. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans settled down 0.3 per cent […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Soy futures stumble as trade awaits harvest, crop data

Sep. 7, 2023 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday as grain traders waited for farmers to harvest their fields and the government to release updated crop estimates next week. Most-active soybean futures ended down 16-3/4 cents at $13.59-1/2 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade (all figures US$). […]

By Tom Polansek

Australian wine industry faces hangover from China’s tariffs

Aug. 20, 2023 at 2:18 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s wine industry faces severe oversupply problems that will need years to resolve, experts say, pointing to Chinese tariffs, high production and export bottlenecks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vineyards nationwide have enough wine in domestic storage to fill 859 Olympic swimming pools, Rabobank said this week […]

By Praveen Menon