Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from rally, eyes on China talks

Jan. 8, 2019 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday in a profit-taking and technical setback after notching 3-1/2-week highs a day earlier. Losses were limited, however, by hopes that trade talks between Washington and Beijing will open the door for more U.S. […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes of pork exports to China

Jan. 2, 2019 at 6:32 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys more U.S. shipments

Dec. 18, 2018 at 7:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans down again, corn ends higher

Dec. 14, 2018 at 5:42 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Cheaper canola could stir up export interest

Dec. 12, 2018 at 6:39 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Total Canadian grain exports running well ahead of average

Nov. 30, 2018 at 6:05 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports may be slightly behind the year-ago pace, but wheat movement is very strong and total crop exports to-date are running well ahead of average for this time of year, according to the latest statistics from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Canada exported 219,800 tonnes […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

USMCA costs Canada sovereignty in ag policy, critics warn

Nov. 30, 2018 at 2:55 pm CST

Changes to Canadian dairy supply management in the final text of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement give up oversight of the system to the U.S., Canada’s dairy farmer group warns. The trade deal, signed Friday in Buenos Aires by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexico’s outgoing President […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

Nov. 29, 2018 at 6:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than four per cent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly export sales report showed that China last week placed its largest order for U.S. pork since February, traders said. The purchases are a signal that an outbreak […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise ahead of G20 talks, wheat declines

Nov. 27, 2018 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday as brokers adjusted positions ahead of trade talks between China and the U.S. at the upcoming G20 meeting. Corn ended narrowly mixed while wheat futures fell on technical selling and worries about export demand for U.S. supplies. In addition, concerns […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

Nov. 20, 2018 at 5:58 pm CST

CNS Canada — Although the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. has been a good opportunity for Canada to increase its soybean exports to China, industry experts say there have been tradeoffs elsewhere. That trade war between the world’s two largest economies is expected to continue, or perhaps […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm