Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. livestock: Hog futures gain on export optimism

Sep. 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures markets climbed on Tuesday on optimism over China’s continued purchases of U.S. grains, traders said. Exporters sold 266,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China and 264,000 tonnes to unknown destinations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Tuesday, marking the 13th consecutive […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch two-year top on China buying spree

Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Chinese demand leading factor in bullish soy market

Sep. 16, 2020 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy down on profit-taking after climb above US$10

Sep. 15, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Futures mixed on pork export questions, cattle supplies

Sep. 15, 2020 at 6:53 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans top $10 a bushel on Chinese demand, smaller crop

Sep. 14, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures advanced on Monday, with the most-active contract rising above US$10 a bushel for the first time in two years on strong export demand from China, before paring gains on profit-taking, analysts said. Corn futures ended modestly higher after reaching a six-month top and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Britain’s wheat imports climb, Canada top supplier

Sep. 11, 2020 at 4:58 pm CDT

London | Reuters — British wheat imports were sharply above year earlier levels in July, with Canada and France the main suppliers, customs data showed on Friday. Wheat imports for the month totalled 149,337 tonnes, up from 91,965 tonnes in July 2019, the figures show. July is the first month […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on expectations for higher exports

Sep. 11, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures on Friday rallied to their highest since June 2018 as traders projected an increase in the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast for exports with a further cut in domestic production. Corn futures reached a six-month high, while wheat futures fell […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit up on pork export optimism

Sep. 11, 2020 at 1:06 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed up their daily limit on Thursday as confirmation of a case of African swine fever in a wild boar in Germany fueled expectations that pork importers would turn to the United States for supplies, traders said. Firming cash hog values and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Swine fever found in Germany putting pork exports at risk

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

Berlin/Hamburg | Reuters — Germany confirmed on Thursday that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in a dead wild boar near its border with Poland, threatening pork exports to China from Europe’s biggest pork producer, which were worth US$1.2 billion last year. Authorities in the German state of Brandenburg […]

By Michael Hogan Thomas Escritt