Insights and Stories on China

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures down off gains

Apr. 24, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday after three straight days of gains as investors took some risk out of the market due to demand uncertainty stemming from the global coronavirus pandemic, traders said. Wheat futures also were lower, with forecasts for some rain in […]

U.S. grains: Export hopes push soy, corn, wheat futures higher

Apr. 23, 2020 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Burnett on Markets: Global grain stocks offer false sense of food security

Apr. 17, 2020 at 8:15 pm CDT

By Bruce Burnett

China’s beef imports to drop as hotpot comes off the boil

Apr. 12, 2020 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Dominique Patton Sophie Yu

China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock

Apr. 9, 2020 at 1:39 pm CDT

By Reuters

Kraft Heinz cuts output at three plants, adds mac and cheese shifts

Apr. 3, 2020 at 8:24 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Kraft Heinz said Friday it has moved to significantly reduce production at three plants providing restaurant supplies amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, but its CEO noted the company has added shifts at others to meet demand for packaged foods such as macaroni and cheese. Speaking […]

By Carolina Mandl

China yet to resume all canola imports from Canada, officials say

Apr. 3, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China has yet to resume all canola imports from Canada, the foreign ministry said on Friday, after suspensions were imposed on some suppliers last year. Canola imports from some Canadian exporters were suspended by China because of quality reports and it has not received any correction […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after four-day slide

Apr. 3, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, bouncing after a four-day slide, as traders weighed the threat of a deep economic downturn due to the coronavirus epidemic against supply tensions in some exporting countries. Corn extended a six-day drop, with May futures hitting the lowest for a […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses strength at midweek

Apr. 1, 2020 at 8:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts succumbed to pressure from comparable vegetable oils at midweek, after showing strength earlier in the week. Ken Ball of P.I. Financial said lower soyoil values put canola “under tremendous pressure.” Nearby soyoil contracts were down by about a penny on Wednesday. Earlier in the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Canola dockage agreement with China expires, but limited exports to continue

Mar. 31, 2020 at 1:40 pm CDT

Exports of Canadian canola seed exports to China will continue, at the same reduced pace seen since March last year — but only if it contains less than one per cent dockage. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two countries allowing higher dockage ends Tuesday (March 31), a Canadian […]

By Allan Dawson