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CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on China hopes

By GFM Network News January 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by prospects for improving export demand, traders said. The market was waiting for a pickup in deals from China due to the spread of African swine fever there. “That hope is still out there, but it’s elusive, and it’s up […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy firm on Brazil dryness, China trade hopes

By GFM Network News January 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday for a fourth straight session and notched a three-week high on concern about dry weather in Brazil and as trade talks between Washington and Beijing raised hopes of accelerated export purchases by China. Corn and wheat eased as some traders sold contracts to take profits […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China talks fuel export hopes

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News January 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-week high on Friday on optimism over U.S.-China trade talks planned for next week, coupled with declining estimates of the size of Brazil’s developing crop, traders said. Corn and wheat followed the firm trend, with brightening export prospects for both grains lending support. Chicago Board […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased as much as one per cent on Thursday, weighed down by technical selling and steady deals in cash markets in the southern Plains, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures weakened for the fourth straight session on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The market had climbed to life-of-contract […] Read more

File photo of a northern Illinois farmstead. (KSchulze/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

As loans and aid dry up, U.S. farmers face fresh challenge from shutdown

By GFM Network News January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers, already battered by the U.S.-China trade war, are facing increasing anxiety as the partial government shutdown nears the two-week mark, leaving crucial aid and loan payments in limbo. The shutdown has blocked assistance for many farmers, who at this time of year apply for federal loans as they pay […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Cargill’s net earnings down as trade fight bites

By GFM Network News January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Grains trader Cargill on Thursday reported a 20 per cent drop in its fiscal second-quarter 2019 net earnings, as global trade tensions hit the bottom line along with challenges in the Chinese hog sector and a struggling U.S. dairy business. Three of the company’s four business units reported results that were […] Read more

CBOT March 2019 wheat, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on technical bounce, export prospects

By GFM Network News January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about 1.4 per cent on Thursday, reaching a one-week high on a technical rebound from multi-month lows and optimism about U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Soybeans hit a two-week top on worries about declining Brazilian crop prospects and rumours of Chinese buying interest, and corn followed the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures jumped to a nearly two-week high on Wednesday on speculation that exports of U.S. pork to China will rise in the coming months, traders and analysts said. Representatives from the U.S. and China were negotiating to end the trade war between the world’s biggest economies that has […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

By GFM Network News January 2, 2019

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade started 2019 on a firm note, bouncing higher on rumours of fresh Chinese buying interest. However, with the U.S. government still in partial shutdown mode, confirmation of that business was lacking and additional advances remain questionable. “We’re basically buying the rumour at this point,” […] Read more

ICE March 2019 canola with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for U.S. shutdown to end

By GFM Network News January 2, 2019

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market, like its fellow commodity markets, currently sits at the mercy of the U.S. government shutdown, according to one analyst. “It all has to do with the government shutdown in the States. Soybeans keep on rallying, than they lose ground towards the end of the session, because how […] Read more

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Tag Archives China

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on China hopes

U.S. grains: Soy firm on Brazil dryness, China trade hopes

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China talks fuel export hopes

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales

As loans and aid dry up, U.S. farmers face fresh challenge from shutdown

Cargill’s net earnings down as trade fight bites

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on technical bounce, export prospects

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

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for U.S. shutdown to end

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