Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher for direction amid Argentine supply woes

Dec. 22, 2020 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday after trading both sides of even as the markets weighed South American rainfall against the ongoing labor strike disrupting Argentine exports, while traders took profits ahead of the U.S. holiday break. U.S. wheat futures also benefited from the cargo […]

Australia to appeal at WTO over China’s barley tariffs

Dec. 16, 2020 at 11:37 am CST

By Colin Packham

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on technical buying

Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices remain strong

Dec. 9, 2020 at 8:16 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola entering holiday mode

Dec. 9, 2020 at 7:46 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on South American rains, slowing demand

Dec. 8, 2020 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday on slowing export demand and as forecasts for more rain in South American crop areas tempered concerns about tightening supplies. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, pressured by improved South American crop prospects and a […]

By Karl Plume

Flush with cash, Chinese hog producer builds world’s largest pig farm

Dec. 7, 2020 at 4:02 pm CST

China | Reuters – Behind the walls of a hulking industrial compound in rural China, top pig producer Muyuan Foods is trying to raise more hogs on a single site than any company in the world – a risky investment with deadly African swine fever lingering. The new farm, which […]

By Dominique Patton

Grain, oilseed exports well ahead of year-ago

Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports continue to run at a very solid pace, with canola, wheat and barley movement-to-date all up substantially on the year. Total exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds as of Nov. 29 came in at 18.9 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) data. […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Wheat posts weekly dip as supply worries ease

Dec. 4, 2020 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Friday and recorded a weekly loss as expectations for bumper wheat harvests in Australia and Canada tempered fears of tightening global supplies. Corn and soybean futures declined on forecasts for beneficial rains in northern and central […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. in talks with Huawei exec on resolving criminal charges, source says

Dec. 3, 2020 at 9:28 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her, a person familiar with the matter said, signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the U.S., China and Canada. Negotiations between Meng’s […]

By Karen Freifeld