Insights and Stories on China

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

Nov. 22, 2019 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a one-week low and feeder cattle futures hit a six-week low on Friday ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that traders expected would show a hefty year-on-year increase in the number of cattle placed in feedlots last month. […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:43 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall as hopes fade for China trade deal this year

Nov. 20, 2019 at 7:43 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge on fresh doubts of China trade prospects

Nov. 20, 2019 at 7:23 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Impeachment process stifles markets

Nov. 20, 2019 at 2:40 pm CST

MarketsFarm — U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings have dominated headlines and stalled progress in numerous trade developments, leaving the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) starved of meaningful news. The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) has yet to be ratified by the U.S. House of Representatives. The trade pact, meant to replace […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures climb on short-covering

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest in nearly a week on Tuesday as declining U.S. wheat condition ratings and worries about Southern Hemisphere crop prospects fueled a round of short-covering, analysts said. Corn firmed on signs of improving export prospects and soybean futures closed modestly higher. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slip on ample supplies, trade uncertainty

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, extending their latest slide to five straight sessions on uncertainty about U.S. pork exports to China, traders said. Market bulls have been hoping for a U.S. trade deal with Beijing that could bolster U.S. pork sales to China, the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide on South American weather, trade worries

Nov. 18, 2019 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a two-month low on Monday and soybean futures touched their lowest in seven weeks on forecasts for improving crop weather in South America and uncertainty about prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as worries about tightening global […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend slide on China trade worries

Nov. 18, 2019 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday for a fourth straight session, with deferred contracts leading the way down on worries about the chances for a U.S.-China trade deal that could boost Chinese imports of U.S. pork, traders said. Most-active February lean hog futures on the […]

By Julie Ingwersen