Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Wheat declines as USDA estimates record global stocks

Jun. 11, 2020 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures slid on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated global stocks were at a record high in its monthly supply and demand report, traders said. Soybean futures ended nearly unchanged as the USDA lowered export expectations, even after recent purchases from China […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall in technical correction

Jun. 8, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat soars as export outlook brightens

Jun. 4, 2020 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on improving exports

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on China sales hopes

Jun. 2, 2020 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

With beer taps off, malt barley demand down

Jun. 2, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Declining beer consumption due to the COVID-19 pandemic will also lead to reduced demand for the malt barley to brew it — but acreage to the crop is unlikely to see much adjustment on the Prairies. “I don’t think there’s any question — without sporting events, and festivals, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

India reduces tariffs on lentils

Jun. 2, 2020 at 3:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — India is temporarily reducing import tariffs on lentils originating from most countries. The India government’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Tuesday posted “Notice 26/2020-Customs,” which lowers import taxes on most lentils entering the country, from 30 per cent to 10 per cent. The reduction, which […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs lower on China trade worries

Jun. 1, 2020 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell Monday on worries that deteriorating relations between the United States and China, the world’s biggest pork importer, could inhibit U.S. pork sales to the Asian nation, traders said. China told state-owned firms to halt purchases of soybeans and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans end fractionally lower amid China trade woes

Jun. 1, 2020 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed fractionally lower after a choppy session on Monday as brokers weighed pressure from rising U.S.-China trade tensions against news of fresh U.S. soybean sales to the Asian country, traders said. Corn fell on an above-average planting pace and fair weather forecasts across […]

By Christopher Walljasper

China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases reportedly ordered

Jun. 1, 2020 at 3:40 pm CDT

Updated, June 1 — Chicago/Beijing/Singapore | Reuters — State-owned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would eliminate special treatment for Hong Kong to punish Beijing. The […]

By Hallie Gu Karl Plume Keith Zhai