Insights and Stories on International

Aug. 22, 2025 at 2:20 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans rose further on Friday to a two-month peak as brisk weekly exports, hopes that China will revert to buying U.S. crops and a rally in soyoil offset supply pressure from favorable U.S. field conditions.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Aug. 22, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

Maize crop conditions in France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, registered a third consecutive weekly decline in the week to August 18, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a heatwave gripped most of the country.

By Reuters

Aug. 22, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

Prospects for corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota are the strongest in at least 22 years, scouts on Pro Farmer’s annual tour of top grain-producing states said on Thursday, but diseases already lurking in fields could limit yields at harvest.

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Aug. 21, 2025 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago soybean and corn futures surged on Thursday on short covering and bargain buying after prices sank low enough to attract buying interest, though supply pressure from favorable U.S. crop conditions continue to loom over the market, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters

Aug. 21, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday after rising for four consecutive sessions, as traders booked profits and squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly Cattle on Feed report due after the market's close on Friday, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters