Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit four-year peak on Chinese demand

Oct. 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set their highest price in more than four years on Monday, rising for a sixth consecutive session on strong Chinese demand. Corn futures retreated from a 14-month peak hit on Friday, while wheat futures tumbled as global crop weather improved. Traders are keeping […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures up on export prospects

Oct. 23, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall for third day in a row

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures firm to highest since 2016

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed

Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle drop

Oct. 19, 2020 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures were mixed on Monday, with the nearby contract rising on strong export demand while deferreds eased on signs that China was making progress in rebuilding its decimated hog herd, traders said. Strength in the cash market supported the front-month December contract, which rose […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat from 11-month high

Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended lower on Friday on profit-taking and disappointment over export demand, after prices climbed to the highest level in 11 months. Strong domestic demand for pork continues to underpin hog futures, analysts said, with the most-active December contract surging 39 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 2014 high on global crop concerns

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged to their highest prices in nearly six years on Friday as dry weather in key growing regions around the world fueled supply concerns. Corn futures ended lower, after touching a 14-month high on prospects for hefty sales to China, and soybeans also […]

By Tom Polansek

China denies ‘coercive’ diplomacy with Canada

Oct. 16, 2020 at 1:16 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — China on Thursday denied it had taken two Canadian men hostage, and repeated a call for the release of a Huawei Technologies executive held in Canada who faces extradition to the United States amid a long-running diplomatic dispute. Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese […]

By Steve Scherer

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Chinese buying, Brazil weather

Oct. 14, 2020 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Wednesday, supported by renewed exports and dryness in top exporter Brazil, traders said. Corn and wheat futures ended higher after trading both sides of even as markets digested conflicting indicators. The most active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Christopher Walljasper