Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate after gains

Mar. 3, 2021 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Wednesday as the markets consolidated after rallying in the previous session. Strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on prices, analysts said, because a firm dollar makes U.S. farm products less attractive to importers (all figures US$). For soybeans, there […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs down off recent gains

Mar. 2, 2021 at 7:12 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures ease in setback from surges

Mar. 1, 2021 at 4:33 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Profit taking pressures wheat, corn, soybeans

Feb. 26, 2021 at 4:27 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on end-of-month profit taking

Feb. 26, 2021 at 4:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Farmers’ net cash income improves as crop prices soar

Feb. 25, 2021 at 7:41 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers reaped record profits last year and are on track to do the same this year, the federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday, as prices for its top crops soared. Prices of canola hit all-time highs this month, rallying with oilseed rival soybeans, on brisk […]

By Reuters

Kazakhstan’s president orders ban on foreign ownership of farmland

Feb. 25, 2021 at 2:52 am CST

Almaty | Reuters — Kazakhstan will permanently ban foreigners from owning or renting farmland in the vast central Asian nation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday, ending a lengthy dispute that once prompted anti-government protests. Kazakhstan is a major producer of grains, oilseeds and meat in the former Soviet region […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit-up to highest since May 2019

Feb. 24, 2021 at 5:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose their daily limit on Wednesday, hitting their highest in nearly two years on tight frozen stocks and expectations for strong Chinese demand, traders said. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s cold storage report issued on Tuesday afternoon fueled buying on Wednesday. “Belly and […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall as supplies seen rising

Feb. 22, 2021 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday, pressured by expectations of rising supplies as improving weather conditions in the southern U.S. Plains will allow meat processors to increase their slaughter, traders said. A deep freeze last week across Texas and the southern U.S. Plains caused power […]

By Mark Weinraub

High fertilizer prices likely to climb more

Feb. 12, 2021 at 8:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Expect fertilizer prices to resume increasing, despite having fallen back recently. Prices began their sharp rise around the middle of December and beginning of January. “They will go higher as demand goes up at seeding time,” Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm Pro in Winnipeg said. Jubinville reported urea prices […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm