Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions

U.S. grains: Soybean futures end up in recovery from two-week low
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Thursday as prices rebounded after sliding to a two-week low amid worries about U.S. export demand, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher on solid US export sales
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures advanced on U.S. export demand on Wednesday, while bargain-hunting lifted wheat futures after prices set contract lows, traders said.

CBOT weekly: ‘Soap opera’ keeps soybeans and corn under pressure
Attention turning to new crop
Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade trended lower in the last days of April, with little bullish news for either commodity as attention turns to the new crop and relatively favourable planting condition across the United States.

U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy futures drop as U.S. planting pace accelerates
Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures set contract lows on forecasts for beneficial US rain
U.S. wheat futures sank to contract lows on Monday on expectations that more rain will hit dry growing areas of the Plains after beneficial showers over the weekend, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans weaken on positioning, China’s tariff talk denials
Chicago soybeans fell down after multiple days of advances on Friday as many traders exited the market on positioning and news that China was denying claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the two countries are in tariff talks.

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain strength as investors hope for more demand outside China
Chicago soybean futures rose for a fourth session on Thursday to hold at a two-month high as the potential for demand outside of China appeared to be rising, and comments by U.S. officials on a possible de-escalation in the trade standoff with that country continued to lend some support to the oilseed market.

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices rise on seasonality
C$3 to C$5/tonne weekly increases reported
Feed prices in the Lethbridge area during the week ended April 24 were slightly higher as growers get deeper into springtime.

Chinese influence is alternating trade flows for wheat
Unlike the U.S., China has not imposed tariffs on developing countries in the global south, cementing its position as the trade leader for these countries
China has a strategic long term plan when it comes to the trade war. The top 20 developing countries in the world are in the global south. This includes the Middle East, North Africa, Asia Pacific and sub-Sahara Africa. Last year, China announced zero tariffs on these developing countries in the global south which cemented its position as the trade leader for these countries. You guessed it, these regions are all major wheat importers and with the Chinese influence, they are not looking at the U.S. any longer for food security.