Insights and Stories on China

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news

Dec. 4, 2019 at 5:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain rangebound overall awaiting some fresh market-moving news. Some direction could come from the U.S. soybean complex, as the ongoing back-and-forth of trade talks with China could see some actual movement ahead of a Dec. 15 […]

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CBOT weekly outlook: Headlines, geopolitics drive prices

Dec. 4, 2019 at 5:29 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Grain World: Farm consolidation key to increasing yields

Dec. 4, 2019 at 4:59 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy rises on trade hopes

Dec. 4, 2019 at 4:36 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Grain World: Beijing analyst brings different perspective

Dec. 3, 2019 at 9:42 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop sharply

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures sagged 1.8 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest percentage loss for the most-active contract in two months, on a round of profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. U.S. corn futures closed narrowly mixed, with nearby contracts weighed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures Tuesday rose 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, supported by signs of strength in the cash market, traders said. USDA data showed that cash prices for hogs in Iowa and Minnesota have risen by more than $2 since last Wednesday, evidence that the […]

By Mark Weinraub

Trump, citing U.S. farmers, slaps metal tariffs on Brazil, Argentina

Dec. 2, 2019 at 6:49 pm CST

Washington/Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from the two countries in a measure that shocked South American officials and left them scrambling for answers. In an early morning tweet, Trump said the […]

By Andrea Shalal Gabriel Stargardter

U.S. grains: Corn futures firm on technical buying

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday, edging up to their highest in nearly a month on a round of technical buying despite signs of poor demand, traders said. Soybean futures fell, with traders waiting for concrete signs of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell 2.4 per cent on Monday, weighed down by bearish supply concerns, traders said. “The hog market boils down to more of the same. Big supplies, record supplies,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities “With these trade talks still iffy, […]

By Mark Weinraub