Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Prices touch one-week lows on improved U.S. harvest weather

Oct. 20, 2014 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures touched one-week lows on Monday as drier weather in the U.S. Midwest was expected to allow harvests to accelerate after rain delays. Corn finished near unchanged, shaking off losses associated with the improved harvest outlook as technical buyers entered the market. […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak; hogs higher

Oct. 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop as harvest weather improves

Oct. 17, 2014 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Ex-Cargill beef manager fights bid to keep him from rival

Oct. 16, 2014 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn rebound on technical buying

Oct. 16, 2014 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as stock market improves

Oct. 16, 2014 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Thursday, partly fueled by Wall Street’s recovery from session lows, traders said. U.S. stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Thursday, rebounding from earlier declines, as a flurry of positive economic reports eased fears about the […]

By Theopolis Waters

CF ends merger talks with Yara

Oct. 16, 2014 at 6:16 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer firm CF Industries said it has dropped merger talks with Norway’s Yara International after the fertilizer makers were unable to agree on terms of a deal. Yara and CF said last month they were in early-stage talks about a “merger of equals” that would create a […]

U.S. EPA approves Dow’s Enlist Duo herbicide for GM soy, corn

Oct. 15, 2014 at 5:57 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval on Wednesday to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards. The EPA said it was applying “first-time-ever restrictions” on its approval of the herbicide, Enlist Duo, which is […]

By Carey Gillam

CBOT soybeans, corn watch weather

Oct. 15, 2014 at 5:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher during the week ended Wednesday, driven upward by harvest delays over wet weather and sluggish farmer selling. “These rallies don’t make a lot of sense to me but we were due for a bit of a […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-down as stock market slides

Oct. 15, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday closed down their three-cent-per-pound maximum daily price limit led by Wall Street’s more than two per cent fall, traders and analysts said. U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday as economic data buttressed worries over the health of the world economy […]

By Theopolis Waters