Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soy, corn plunge on South American weather, technicals

Dec. 2, 2014 at 7:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 2.1 per cent to their lowest in more than five weeks on Tuesday on good conditions for growth in Brazil and Argentina, technical pressure and a steep decline in soyoil prices, traders said. The South American weather also weighed on corn futures, […]

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on Black Sea woes, short-covering

Dec. 1, 2014 at 7:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Russia says oil-for-goods deal with Iran could be sealed soon

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:46 pm CST

Dry spell to create ideal conditions for Argentine grains

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:40 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle surge limit-up

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:36 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Foreign ‘land grabs’ seeing redrawing global farmland ownership map

Nov. 29, 2014 at 2:28 pm CST

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — A handful of wealthy countries are responsible for most international farmland acquisitions — what some critics term “land grabs” — in a trend that is redrawing the global map of land ownership, a new study has found. China, the U.S., Britain, Germany, Singapore and […]

By Chris Arsenault

U.S. grains: Wheat nears five-month top as Russia tightens export rules

Nov. 28, 2014 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in nearly five months on Friday, supported by news that Russia, a major global wheat supplier, was tightening its grain export rules, traders said. Soybeans fell nearly three per cent as soymeal declined on talk of softening cash meal […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed on month-end positioning

Nov. 28, 2014 at 6:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday in thin post-Thanksgiving Day volume on positioning during the last trading day for November, traders said. December closed down 0.375 cent per pound at 168.875 cents, and February was at 169.225 cents, 0.45 cent lower (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

IGC raises forecast for 2014-15 global corn crop

Nov. 27, 2014 at 5:08 pm CST

London | Reuters — The International Grains Council on Thursday raised its forecast for the 2014-15 world corn (maize) crop, reflecting an upward revision to production in China. Global corn production was forecast to total 982 million tonnes, up from a previous forecast of 980 million and just shy of […]

By Reuters

Bird flu outbreak in India caused by strain humans can contract

Nov. 27, 2014 at 5:04 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — A bird flu virus found in India this week is the H5N1 strain that can be transmitted to humans, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Thursday. However, the organization said it was not concerned about the situation, because India had faced outbreaks of the […]

By Reuters