Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hovered near a 15-month high on Wednesday after trade sources said China made its first purchases from the autumn U.S. harvest ahead of a summit between leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
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U.S. grains: Soybean futures hover near 15-month high after China buys U.S. cargoes
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China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say
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China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes
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Chicago soybean futures reached their highest in 15 months on Tuesday, briefly topping $11 a bushel on optimism that the U.S. could reach a trade deal with China as leaders from both countries are expected to meet in South Korea on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal
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U.S. soybean futures jumped to their highest level in more than four months on Monday on hopes that China will resume buying American supplies after President Donald Trump said the countries were set to reach a trade deal during his trip to Asia this week.
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U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday as traders remained hopeful for progress in trade talks with top soy buyer China and on a Japanese proposal to increase U.S. soy purchases, deals that could help U.S. farmers avert major losses.
CBOT Weekly: China, shutdown guiding the market
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China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years
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China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.