Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from prior day’s plunge

Oct. 13, 2020 at 8:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, a day after the market’s largest drop in six months slowed a rash of farmer selling, traders said. Chicago wheat futures rose slightly but were capped by a strong U.S. dollar, while CBOT corn gained on fresh export sales to […]

U.S. livestock: Domestic demand boosts hog futures

Oct. 9, 2020 at 5:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Demand from China lifts prices

Oct. 8, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on pork demand, cash prices

Oct. 7, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures hit multi-year highs

Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Dry weather pushes CBOT wheat, soy to multi-year peaks

Oct. 6, 2020 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures jumped to multi-year highs on Tuesday, supported by concerns about dry weather in key production areas, traders said. Corn futures hit their highest level in 8-1/2 months, joining in the rally as the U.S. harvest pace fell below expectations despite ideal […]

By Mark Weinraub

Strong demand, lower supplies support North American hog prices

Oct. 6, 2020 at 3:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hog prices in North America typically come under pressure heading into fall, as the end of barbecue season coincides with more hogs coming to slaughter. However, strong global demand has propped up hog prices in recent weeks, with cash prices increasing by over 25 per cent. Fewer hogs […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Ginseng piling up in Canada despite Chinese demand

Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:12 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Hong Kong | Reuters — The pandemic’s crushing effect on international travel has grounded Canadian exports of ginseng, a root widely used in Asia to treat everything from the common cold to impotency, at a time when health is top of consumers’ minds. Canada is the world’s second-largest ginseng exporter […]

By Farah Master Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures surge on lower-than-expected stocks

Sep. 30, 2020 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures soared on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by reporting crop inventories that were smaller than expected. Supply levels have declined after China, the world’s top soybean importer, stepped up its purchases of U.S. farm […]

By Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: Peas, lentils see some strength

Sep. 29, 2020 at 3:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil markets have shown some post-harvest strength in recent weeks, with good offshore demand providing support. “On the yellow pea side, it’s China, and on lentils, it’s basically India,” Marcos Mosnaim, of Globeways Canada, said of the strength in both markets. Yellow peas are currently […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin