Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying

Dec. 11, 2019 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from Tuesday’s downturn, while hog futures eased. Traders said that signs of strength in the cash market added support to the strength in both live and feeder cattle contracts. Technical buyers also helped pushed prices higher after early signs […]

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

Dec. 10, 2019 at 5:20 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets

Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:54 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE yields mixed results

Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:35 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

Dec. 10, 2019 at 3:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

Dec. 9, 2019 at 6:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth straight session to their highest in two weeks as Chinese importers on Monday bought at least five bulk cargo shipments of the oilseed from the United States, or about 300,000 tonnes, traders said. A rally to four-week highs in […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

Dec. 9, 2019 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

Dec. 9, 2019 at 2:53 pm CST

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has […]

By stephanie-nebehay

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as China offers tariff waivers

Dec. 6, 2019 at 3:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as China said it would waive import tariffs for some U.S. farm products, renewing optimism for a possible trade agreement between Washington and Beijing. Tariff waivers will be based on applications by individual companies for […]

By Tom Polansek

Major grain traders’ e-transaction platform gets name

Dec. 5, 2019 at 10:14 pm CST

The blockchain-based global commodity transaction platform being developed by six of the world’s biggest agrifood firms is moving ahead with a new name and project leader. The six companies — ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Cofco and Glencore Agriculture — announced Wednesday the project will be named Covantis, and have […]

By GFM Staff