Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on soymeal demand

Nov. 11, 2014 at 7:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged nearly four per cent on Tuesday on strength in the cash market as slow country movement and heavy export commitments left soy processors scrambling for supplies, despite a record U.S. harvest. Corn and wheat also rose but trailed the gains in the […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs futures end higher with pork prices

Nov. 11, 2014 at 6:59 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm after USDA report

Nov. 10, 2014 at 4:09 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Weather talk extends CME hog futures advances

Nov. 10, 2014 at 3:29 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again

Nov. 10, 2014 at 3:25 pm CST

By Ros Krasny

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

Nov. 7, 2014 at 7:18 pm CST

CORRECTED, Nov. 10, 2014 — Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States in more than a decade, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods. The so-called […]

By Ros Krasny

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs finish strong for the week

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, with December helped by its discount to prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. December closed up 1.45 cents per pound at 166.8 cents, and February 1.825 cents higher at 168.375 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat posts first weekly loss since September

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped for the fourth day in a row on Friday as U.S. exporters struggled to compete in an export market laden with supplies from around the globe, traders said. Corn prices also fell, with investors staking out positions ahead of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. groups suing FDA over ractopamine approvals

Nov. 7, 2014 at 2:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A group of environmental and public health groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, seeking to set aside the agency’s approvals for feed additives containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of cattle and pigs. The groups, in two related lawsuits […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

Sydney / Reuters – Australia will export up to 1 million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to meet booming demand for red meat under a long-awaited deal set to be signed shortly, Australian officials said on Friday. Shipping live animals from Australia to China has been discussed for […]

By Reuters