Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters — A political dispute between China and Canada over the arrest of a Huawei executive is slowing canola shipments through Chinese ports and causing some importers to hesitate to buy from their biggest supplier, according to interviews with a dozen traders. Since Canadian authorities arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in […] Read more
Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest
U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-week low on export worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about one per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in nearly two weeks on worries about a slow pace of export business, traders said. Soybean and corn futures declined on concerns over U.S.-China trade tensions ahead of talks this week in Washington. Chicago Board of Trade March […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Firm canola has limited upside
CNS Canada — Canola futures on the ICE Futures platform moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as the market corrected off of the lows hit in late November. Gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and a smaller 2018 Canadian canola crop contributed to the advances, although values may not have much more room […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drop on trade worry after Huawei arrest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Thursday on worries about rising U.S.-China trade tensions following the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada, but the market clawed back most of the losses by the close. After optimism that trade talks last weekend between Washington […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans dip as Huawei arrest clouds trade detente
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday as the arrest of a senior executive at China’s Huawei Technologies Co. stoked concerns about a U.S.-China trade truce that has yet to produce a resumption of U.S. soybean sales to China. Corn followed soybeans lower, although declines […] Read more
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