Insights and Stories on China

Highs may be in on flax as attention turns to new crop

Jan. 11, 2022 at 4:06 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The highs may be in for flaxseed bids in Western Canada, with end-users covered for the time being as attention turns to the 2022 crop. “(Canadian flax) is expensive relative to other markets,” said analyst Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting, speaking via Zoom in Winnipeg on Tuesday to […]

China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada on BSE case

Jan. 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

China to give safety approval to more domestic GMO corn types

Dec. 29, 2021 at 8:41 am CST

By Emily Chow Hallie Gu

New China import rules bring headaches for food, beverage makers

Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:33 pm CST

By Dominique Patton siddharth-cavale

Ambassador to China to leave post after helping free detainees

Dec. 6, 2021 at 4:06 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as global demand offsets virus worries

Dec. 2, 2021 at 7:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. and European wheat futures jumped on Thursday as a series of import tenders and fears of rain damage to Australia’s harvest overshadowed concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus variant. Soybean and corn futures also advanced at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Global […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean purchases steal wheat’s thunder

Nov. 17, 2021 at 3:12 pm CST

MarketsFarm — While Chicago wheat is hitting new contract highs, soybeans are the standout commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to one trader. Over the weekend, there were rumblings that China had purchased five cargoes worth of soybeans earlier in the week. Three nights later, that number […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat down off nine-year high

Nov. 16, 2021 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday on a profit-taking setback, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sagging 1.9 per cent from the nine-year high it hit on Monday. Corn and soybean futures also were lower, but the declines were kept […]

By Mark Weinraub

China proposes new rules to ease GMO approvals

Nov. 14, 2021 at 7:29 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China is planning changes to its seed regulations that will make it easier to approve genetically modified crops, a move seen as a critical step toward commercializing GM corn. The ministry of agriculture and rural affairs published a draft document late on Friday proposing a series […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as soymeal surges

Nov. 12, 2021 at 7:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about two per cent on Friday, led by soaring soymeal futures tied to technical buying, brisk demand for the high-protein feed ingredient and logistical hurdles, traders said. Corn and wheat futures followed the higher trend, supported by tightening global grain supplies and […]

By Julie Ingwersen