Insights and Stories on China

CBOT weekly outlook: Keep an eye on the weather

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:59 am CDT

MarketsFarm — As soybeans and corn trend downward on the Chicago Board of Trade, wheat is poised to climb higher, according to Andrew Mages, analyst with Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. The weather outlook has called for scattered showers over the next couple of weeks, which will impact crops in […]

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

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

China lifts block on Canadian grain firms’ canola exports

May. 18, 2022 at 5:25 pm CDT

Officials say China has reinstated market access for two major grain firms whose exports of Canadian canola have been blocked from Chinese ports since 2019. Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, in a joint statement Wednesday, confirmed the decision by Chinese customs officials allowing Richardson International […]

By Dave Bedard