Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Markets sink from highest levels in at least six weeks

Oct. 24, 2014 at 3:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures tumbled Friday as traders booked profits after prices climbed to their highest level in at least six weeks. Soybeans retreated from a session high above US$10 a bushel amid expectations that rains next week will improve planting conditions in Brazil, the […]

ValueAct buys stake in fertilizer dealer Agrium

Oct. 24, 2014 at 2:52 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare initial gains before USDA report

Oct. 24, 2014 at 2:17 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Ukraine appeals to WTO over Russian ban on fruit, vegetable imports

Oct. 23, 2014 at 7:04 pm CDT

Critics of Dow’s Enlist line suing U.S. EPA over approval

Oct. 23, 2014 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. livestock: Cash price record lifts CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 23, 2014 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures touched a new high on Thursday in response to record-high prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas and Kansas fetched $170 per hundredweight (cwt), up $6 from last week, and surpassed an all-time high of […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on robust export sales, technical buying

Oct. 23, 2014 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied more than three per cent to a five-week high on Thursday on robust export demand and tight cash market supplies, with late-session technical buying adding to gains. Corn futures gained nearly two per cent and wheat climbed to a 1-1/2 month high […]

By Karl Plume

Harvest pressure looms for corn, soybean futures

Oct. 22, 2014 at 6:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as rainfall over parts of the U.S. Midwest caused harvest delays. “The lows were put in at the beginning of October, and we’ve seen a nice rally off of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. wheat futures rising, but watching corn and beans

Oct. 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm CDT

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have shown some strength over the past month, but advancing harvest pressure from soybeans and corn may come forward to limit any additional independent strength in wheat over the next few weeks. After setting contract lows on Oct. 1, all three U.S. wheat markets […]