Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China

Feb. 18, 2020 at 7:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday on hopes for increased demand from China as the world’s top pork consumer announced plans to begin issuing tariff-free import licenses. China will grant exemptions on retaliatory duties imposed against 696 U.S. goods, the most substantial tariff […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower ahead of long weekend

Feb. 14, 2020 at 7:10 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows

Feb. 14, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 8:02 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up on prospects for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 5:58 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on broad commodity strength

Feb. 12, 2020 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing off a four-month low on bargain buying along with broad-based strength in equity and commodity markets as fears subsided about the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in China. The benchmark April live cattle futures contract on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

North American hog markets wracked by coronavirus

Feb. 11, 2020 at 7:55 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Besides shutting down entire cities and killing more than 1,000 people, China’s novel coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on North America’s hog futures. “It’s a dubious relationship, but it is impacting markets,” said Tyler Fulton, risk management director for Hams Marketing Services in Winnipeg. Lean hog futures moved […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China pledges to fulfill purchases

Feb. 10, 2020 at 8:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth straight session on Monday on expectations that Beijing will meet the purchasing targets agreed in the Phase One trade deal with Washington, although concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in China capped gains. The most active soybean futures contract on […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Strong export demand, acreage ahead for barley

Feb. 7, 2020 at 9:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian malting barley acreage is expected to remain high in the coming year, mostly due to strong export demand. Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Center in Winnipeg, said tough harvest conditions were partially to blame for lowered malt barley output in 2019. “We […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up on technical buying, export optimism

Feb. 7, 2020 at 8:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose on Thursday on chart-based buying and short-covering coupled with optimism about prospects for U.S. agricultural export sales to China, traders said. Soybean futures firmed but trailed the advances in grains. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled up 4-1/4 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen