Insights and Stories on Phase One

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets prepare for Laura

Aug. 26, 2020 at 2:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hurricane Laura, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday but the Chicago Board of Trade is already feeling its effects. “It’s going to bring widespread rain and flooding to the Delta region, where unharvested rice, corn and […]

U.S. grains: Crop concerns, Chinese buying spark rallies in soy, corn

Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: The good and bad between the U.S., China

Jul. 22, 2020 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn falls on good crop weather

Jun. 22, 2020 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

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

Jun. 1, 2020 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower ahead of weekend

May. 29, 2020 at 7:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures retreated on Friday in a profit-taking and technical selling setback ahead of the weekend amid weakening beef prices and concerns about lower-than-normal summer demand as much of the economy remains partially closed. Lean hog futures clawed back earlier losses to end mostly […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on Chinese buying ahead of crop report

May. 8, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago soybean futures climbed for a second session to a three-week high on Friday as Chinese buying underpinned prices and traders squared positions ahead of a supply and demand report due next Tuesday. Corn also rose on word China may increase agricultural buying to fulfill commitments […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on renewed trade tensions with China

May. 1, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Friday as renewed concern about trade tensions between the United States and China overshadowed fresh export sales to the world’s largest soybean consumer. Corn and wheat futures also fell on uncertain feed demand and good weather across much of the U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. sees progress on China trade deal’s ag provisions

Mar. 24, 2020 at 3:43 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related provisions of their Phase One trade deal that took effect on Feb. 14, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Trade Representative said on Tuesday. In a joint statement, they listed a number of […]

By Reuters

China proposes new standards on hormone residues in beef

Mar. 12, 2020 at 2:35 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step toward opening up its market to imports of the meat from the U.S. China has previously had zero tolerance for any residues of growth […]