Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Corn up as hog futures soar

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to their highest in five months on Thursday as news of a swine disease in Germany fueled expectations of increased demand for U.S. pork and feed grains, traders said. Firm cash markets for corn ahead of the start of the U.S. Midwest […]

Swine fever found in Germany putting pork exports at risk

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hogan Thomas Escritt

Feed weekly outlook: Barley finds support in lull between old, new crops

Sep. 10, 2020 at 2:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm

Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand underpins commodities

Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Germany reports first suspected case of African swine fever

Sep. 9, 2020 at 5:44 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — Germany’s ministry of food and agriculture said on Wednesday it had a suspected case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the eastern state of Brandenburg. The suspected case concerned a wild boar carcass found near the German-Polish border. A sample of the […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally as China keeps buying

Sep. 9, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Wednesday to their highest in more than two years and recorded a 12th straight daily advance on continued export demand from China, coupled with worries about crop-killing frost in parts of the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures ended narrowly mixed while […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rally on Chinese demand

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday to notch an 11th-straight higher daily close, supported by a mix of chart-based buying, continued demand from top global buyer China and worries about U.S. crop potential, analysts said. Corn futures also climbed while wheat futures fell as larger harvests […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on expectations of firm cash values

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Tuesday on expectations of firmer cash prices as supplies of market-ready cattle tighten, following a drop this past spring in the number of cattle placed in feedlots, traders said. “Packer margins are huge; they are […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Strong export demand for U.S. pork pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures to a four-month high on Friday. Traders are optimistic China, the world’s biggest pork consumer, will remain a strong buyer, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported strong weekly export sales on Thursday. […]

By Tom Polansek