Insights and Stories on China

China to request U.S. remove tariffs in exchange for ag buys

Oct. 25, 2019 at 9:57 am CDT

Washington | Reuters – Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials will discuss plans on Friday for China to buy more U.S. farm products, but in return, Beijing will request cancellation of some planned and existing U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, people briefed on the talks told Reuters. Robert Lighthizer, the […]

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola vulnerable to losses

Oct. 23, 2019 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Harvest pace drags on corn, soybeans

Oct. 23, 2019 at 3:22 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on burdensome supply, export jitters

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

Oct. 21, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Monday as hopes for rising demand for U.S. pork exports, particularly from China, more than offset near-term pressure from plentiful hog supplies. Investor caution kept hog futures in a narrow trading range following a roller-coaster session on Friday […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

Oct. 18, 2019 at 6:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures touched a three-month high on Friday, buoyed by rising cash prices and signs of tightening global supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on worries about the size of the U.S. harvest while corn fell on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

Oct. 18, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Friday after a roller-coaster session in which prices jumped on news of massive weekly pork export sales, only to turn down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said its figures could include pork sold in previous weeks. Toward […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Oct. 17, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Thursday for a second straight session on bearish chart signals and uncertainty about export demand from China, traders said. China is facing a huge pork shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, African swine fever. But […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday as signs of rising global cash prices prompted a round of short covering, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also climbed, supported by worries about the size of U.S. crops, while traders continued […]

By Julie Ingwersen