Insights and Stories on China

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans oversold

Jan. 29, 2020 at 5:13 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans over the past month are looking overdone, according to an analyst who expects the lows may be in for the time being. March soybeans lost roughly 60 U.S. cents per bushel since the beginning of January, with the latest concerns […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans drop

Jan. 29, 2020 at 4:07 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend losing streaks

Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:13 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm, cattle mixed after limit-down moves

Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:08 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Virus concerns add more uncertainty to cattle market

Jan. 27, 2020 at 6:18 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on coronavirus fears

Jan. 27, 2020 at 4:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Monday, with investors shedding risky assets amid fears the coronavirus outbreak in China could dent the global economy, traders said. “The same thing happened with the SARS outbreak, which ended up costing the global economy $40 billion in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

Jan. 27, 2020 at 3:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog and cattle contracts fell their daily trading limits on Monday, hitting multi-month lows on fears about the spread of a coronavirus in China. “If we thought China’s coronavirus was making the media rounds late last week, it’s a full-fledged media frenzy this morning,” INTL […]

By Mark Weinraub

Canada, EU, China, others agree on temporary fix to WTO crisis

Jan. 25, 2020 at 11:41 am CST

Brussels/Davos | Reuters — Canada, the European Union, China and 14 other World Trade Organization members agreed on Friday to create a temporary mechanism to settle trade disputes after U.S. action rendered the WTO incapable last month of acting as the umpire of global trade. The Canadian government and the […]

By Luke Baker philip-blenkinsop

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week low as China virus sparks selling

Jan. 24, 2020 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank to their lowest level in more than six weeks on Friday as fears over the coronavirus spreading from China triggered broad-based selling. Corn and wheat futures also weakened as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a second U.S. case […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Don’t expect China to buy if Huawei exec goes free

Jan. 23, 2020 at 8:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola traders have been keeping a close eye on this week’s extradition hearings for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. The hearing is to determine whether Meng will be extradited to the U.S., which requested her arrest by Canadian authorities in December 2018. China, in the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm