Insights and Stories of Reuters

La Nina seen likely to fade by spring

Feb. 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm CST

Reuters — The current La Nina weather cycle is likely to transition into more neutral conditions by spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and is linked with floods and droughts. It is the opposite […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weaker

Feb. 8, 2018 at 3:12 pm CST

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German coalition deal sets no timetable to end glyphosate use

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Funds, supply worries extend CME hogs’ losses

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:29 pm CST

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Marijuana can only go on sale months after federal law passes

Feb. 6, 2018 at 8:15 pm CST

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Alberta halts B.C. wine purchases in pipeline feud

Feb. 6, 2018 at 7:08 pm CST

Reuters — Alberta struck back at neighbouring British Columbia on Tuesday, halting purchases of that province’s wines in retaliation for its potentially holding up expansion of a crude pipeline. B.C. proposed rules last week to temporarily block increased oil shipments through the province, adding another hurdle to Kinder Morgan Canada’s […]

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

Feb. 6, 2018 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Tuesday in the wake of technical selling that largely overshadowed bullish market fundamentals, said traders. U.S. stock market volatility, after their worst ever daily point loss on Monday, kept CME livestock market traders on the defensive. Some funds […]

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Nutrien sees demand growth cooling, margins shrinking

Feb. 5, 2018 at 7:58 pm CST

Reuters — Nutrien, the Canadian fertilizer and farm supply dealer created from the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp this year, said it expected demand growth for potash in China and India to cool down in 2018. Nutrien, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by capacity, also said higher input costs would […]

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U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday finished lower for the first time in three session due to profit-taking and continued heavy stock market losses, said traders. “People were just watching what happened with stocks over the past few days and decided they wanted out […]

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ADM in talks to buy Bunge as early as this week

Feb. 5, 2018 at 1:29 pm CST

Reuters — Top U.S. grains merchant Archer Daniels Midland could reach an agreement to buy smaller rival Bunge as early as this week, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as large grain traders that make money by buying, selling, storing and […]

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