Insights and Stories on China

Maple Leaf sees ‘inflection point’ beyond red ink of 2022

Mar. 14, 2023 at 3:25 am CDT

Another of Canada’s major pork and poultry packers has reported significant net losses in its 2022 ledger, but sees “green shoots” suggesting a return to normal pork markets and stable supply chains this year. Maple Leaf Foods on Thursday reported a net loss of $311.89 million on $4.739 billion in […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle set high on Brazil halting beef exports to China

Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:19 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Brazil to halt beef exports to China after BSE case

Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:16 pm CST

By Reuters

China to plant more soy, speed up GMOs to ensure food supply

Feb. 13, 2023 at 8:18 pm CST

By Dominique Patton

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on technical selling

Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds

Feb. 1, 2023 at 8:21 pm CST

MarketsFarm — China is the top destination for Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first five months of the 2022-23 marketing year, accounting for roughly a third of the total movement, according to the latest monthly report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada has exported 6.566 million tonnes of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Beef consumption to rise in China, JBS predicts

Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:33 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Demand for beef in China is expected to rise as the country still has relatively low per capita consumption, Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive of JBS SA, said on Wednesday during a business conference. He said Brazil and the U.S., where JBS has meat facilities, are […]

By roberto-samora

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on forecasts for much-needed Argentine rains

Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, retreating from seven-month highs set a day earlier as forecasts for beneficial rains in drought-hit Argentina sparked a round of selling, analysts said. Corn futures also declined on the outlook for Argentine weather along with wheat futures. Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn retreat off multi-month highs

Jan. 18, 2023 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday as traders booked profits after both markets set multi-month highs and as weather forecasts promised much-needed rains in Argentina’s crop belt, traders said. Wheat followed the weaker trend. Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans settled down 15-1/4 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

China driving crude oil price increases

Jan. 18, 2023 at 4:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — China has largely been behind the current upticks in global crude oil prices, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Services in Lakewood, NJ. He suggested that China’s economy will begin to pick up steam in 2023 after the government loosened its […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm