Insights and Stories on China

China’s U.S. ag imports soar to new highs in 2022, but volumes vary

Aug. 5, 2022 at 9:14 am CDT

Naperville, Ill. | Reuters – China is on track to be the leading international buyer of U.S. agricultural products for a third consecutive year, as the total value of exported goods reached record levels in the first half of 2022. Some of that can be explained by increased trade volumes of […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Keep an eye on the weather

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:59 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t bank on canola prices jumping higher

Jul. 13, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

USDA attaché alters call on China’s ending stocks

Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs advance in turnaround from losses

Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Swine fever outbreak in Germany’s top pork state poses lasting threat

Jul. 5, 2022 at 5:57 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters — The spread of African swine fever to Germany’s most important pig rearing region has dealt a serious blow to the sector with major markets such as China likely to maintain import bans for years to come, analysts said on Monday. The outbreak on a farm in […]

By Michael Hogan

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Meltdown’ not yet on canola market radar

Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There’s more to the sharp decline in U.S. wheat and corn futures than the possibility of Ukrainian exports returning to the global market along with the massive liquidation of longs, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “My theory with what is going on is […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways for now

May. 25, 2022 at 4:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market may have seen some large price swings over the past few weeks, but remains relatively rangebound overall with values sitting just below their all-time highs. The upward momentum is slowing down, said David Derwin, a commodities investment advisor with PI Financial in Winnipeg. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices likely to trend downward

May. 25, 2022 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With weather in the U.S. becoming more favourable for spring planting, combined with other factors, prices on the Chicago Board of Trade CBOT) are expected to push lower, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers at Barrington, Ill. “If you’re getting it planted and it rains, the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canada to ban Huawei/ZTE 5G equipment, joining Five Eyes allies

May. 19, 2022 at 8:15 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. 5G gear to protect national security, joining the rest of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. “We intend to exclude Huawei and ZTE from our 5G networks,” Industry Minister […]

By David Ljunggren Steve Scherer