Insights and Stories of Gus Trompiz

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Argentina weather

Jan. 25, 2017 at 5:35 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Wednesday on an improved South American crop weather outlook while corn edged higher on export demand, traders said. Wheat sagged on ample old-crop supplies and a lack of supportive news. Chicago Board of Trade March soybean futures settled down […]

U.S. grains: Exports support soybeans after U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

By Gus Trompiz Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on dry weather worries

Oct. 10, 2016 at 7:30 am CDT

By Gus Trompiz Naveen Thukral

Louis Dreyfus stems profit slide, but headwinds persist

Sep. 29, 2016 at 3:33 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on dry, chilly weather

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Gus Trompiz Rod Nickel

Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, seeks partners

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:04 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus is seeking partners for some of its businesses to help the commodity trading group to weather a market downturn that hit full-year profits. Lower prices, plentiful supply and faltering economic growth in emerging economies have put pressure on commodity traders such as Louis Dreyfus […]

By Gus Trompiz

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

Oct. 26, 2015 at 8:52 am CDT

Paris | Reuters — Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for […]

By Gus Trompiz

EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market

Aug. 28, 2015 at 4:38 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — European dairy farmers caught out by a global market decline as they emerge from a 30-year-old quota system may have little choice but to produce at full pelt, hoping for a recovery in international prices next year. Milk prices paid to EU farmers are down 20 […]

By Gus Trompiz

Baking, parched fields set to trim EU wheat harvest

Jul. 3, 2015 at 10:37 am CDT

Paris | Reuters — A heatwave in Western Europe is adding to stress on wheat crops after a dry end to spring and reducing what had been very high yield potential only a month ago. Record temperatures for early July at around 40 C in parts of France unnerved traders […]

By Gus Trompiz

Russia’s winter grains still at risk despite warm weather – analyst

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:06 pm CST

* Warm November to help Russia’s winter grains – SovEcon * Says some farmers hold crops due to the falling rouble * SovEcon sees Nov. grain exports at 3.0-3.2 mln T Paris/Moscow / Reuters – Warm weather last week did not eliminate risks for Russia’s fragile winter grain plantings, said a […]

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