Insights and Stories on China

Confluence of bullish news sends wheat futures higher

Dec. 16, 2019 at 7:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A number of factors have come together to underpin North American wheat prices, with more room to the upside after a rally in all three U.S. futures markets to start the week, according to an analyst. Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat futures all started the week with […]

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat rally after trade deal

Dec. 16, 2019 at 5:31 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs relatively steady on trade deal hopes

Dec. 16, 2019 at 5:08 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Farmers hit by trade disputes should be helped faster, Trudeau says

Dec. 13, 2019 at 7:19 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: China trade news provides lift

Dec. 13, 2019 at 6:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle climb on China trade news

Dec. 13, 2019 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Friday on hopes that a “phase one” trade agreement announced by Washington and Beijing would stimulate Chinese purchases of U.S. pork, but prices pared gains as traders struggled with uncertainty about the specifics. As part of the agreement, Beijing committed […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

Dec. 13, 2019 at 12:37 pm CST

Beijing/Washington | Reuters — The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods. Chinese officials offered no specific details on the amount of U.S. agricultural goods Beijing had […]

By David Lawder Stella Qiu

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm on fresh hopes for China trade pact

Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday on rekindled hopes for a U.S. trade deal with China, the world’s top pork consumer, traders said. Recent strength in cash hog markets added support, although prices in the closely watched Iowa and southern Minnesota market fell on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy rally on China trade hopes

Dec. 12, 2019 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures rose on Thursday on fresh export demand and renewed hopes for a trade agreement with China after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that a deal with Beijing was “very close,” analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pressures soybeans

Dec. 11, 2019 at 7:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday as investors took profits after six days in a row of price increases, while wheat and corn sank on technical selling. Traders shrugged off news of the largest soybean sale to China in more than eight months, in the absence […]

By Mark Weinraub