Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up with boxed beef prices

Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed on Thursday, supported by higher cash cattle and wholesale beef prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle futures settled 0.475 cent higher at 108.35 cents/lb. (all figures US$). CME feeder cattle futures gained 0.25 cents to end at 135.4 […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea exports up on year, China a key buyer

Nov. 3, 2020 at 4:05 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Soybean futures climb on export optimism

Nov. 3, 2020 at 3:52 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

China rejects Australia’s appeal to remove barley tariff

Nov. 2, 2020 at 2:40 pm CST

By Colin Packham

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump on tightening supplies

Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Adama to buy control of major Chinese ag chem maker

Oct. 29, 2020 at 1:42 pm CDT

Tel Aviv | Reuters — Israeli crop protection firm Adama said Thursday it will acquire a majority stake in Jiangsu Huifeng Bio Agriculture’s crop protection plants for about US$175 million. In the first phase, it will buy 50 per cent of Shanghai Dibai Plant Protection, a wholly owned subsidiary of […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Crop prices slide as pandemic concerns rattle markets

Oct. 28, 2020 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Wednesday as part of a broad sell-off in markets fueled by concerns about the economic impact of a global surge in COVID-19 cases, traders said. Losses in agricultural futures pulled corn prices back from a 14-month high reached on […]

By Christopher Walljasper Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on declining wholesale pork prices

Oct. 28, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on weaker wholesale pork prices, while cattle futures advanced on steady beef demand, traders said. The U.S. pork cutout, an indication of wholesale pork prices, fell by $4.31, to $84.52/cwt, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (all figures […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall after hitting 14-month high

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday after reaching their highest prices in more than a year on strong U.S. export demand. Soybean futures backpedaled after hitting their highest price since July 2016 on Monday. Wheat also slumped. Profit-taking weighed on corn after […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: After October rally, November ‘is for bears’

Oct. 27, 2020 at 3:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have seen a counter-season rally, with a correction expected in the near future. “Markets are definitely overbought,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Ill. “It’s harvest and we’re still rallying.” World weather conditions are part of the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm