Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as demand flags

May. 6, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled lower on Wednesday, as continued weak demand due to the coronavirus epidemic and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions offset support from a flurry of commodity purchases by top importer China. Corn also slipped, following a pullback in crude oil, while wheat eased as […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs slide after three days of gains

May. 5, 2020 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn gains with rising crude, limited by early planting

May. 5, 2020 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as China spat piles on demand worries

May. 4, 2020 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures inch up as plants reopen

May. 4, 2020 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on renewed trade tensions with China

May. 1, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Friday as renewed concern about trade tensions between the United States and China overshadowed fresh export sales to the world’s largest soybean consumer. Corn and wheat futures also fell on uncertain feed demand and good weather across much of the U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Grains, oilseeds, pulses hold their own amid pandemic

Apr. 30, 2020 at 8:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for grains, oilseeds and pulses are not as bad off as livestock values are due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Neil Townsend, chief market analyst for FarmLink Solutions in Winnipeg. FarmLink hosted a webinar Wednesday to provide its outlook for the coming crop year. One thing […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hogs climb on strong pork exports, wholesale prices

Apr. 30, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Thursday as bullish weekly U.S. pork export data and rising wholesale prices overshadowed worries about a slowdown in the U.S. hog slaughter pace backing up hog supplies, traders said. “You’ve got a combination of export sales being strong (and) the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on export demand, month-end position-squaring

Apr. 30, 2020 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose more than two per cent on Thursday, the biggest single-day advance in a month, on strong weekly export sales and news of fresh demand from top global soy buyer China, analysts said. Corn futures firmed for a second day on strong export […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices soft on lack of demand

Apr. 29, 2020 at 8:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Technical buying was a supportive factor on the Chicago Board of Trade in late April, but commodity futures were broadly lower due to a lack of export activity. However, China reportedly remains committed to fulfilling its end of its Phase One trade agreement with the United States. Although […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm