Insights and Stories on International

Yara finance chief to lead CF merger talks after CEO fired

Oct. 7, 2014 at 6:15 pm CDT

Oslo | Reuters — Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara International has fired its CEO Joergen Ole Haslestad, saying he was unsuitable to lead merger talks with Chicago-based CF Industries — talks which would continue under its finance chief. Yara and CF said last month they were in early-stage talks about a […]

U.S. foods labeled ‘natural’ often contain GMOs, group reports

Oct. 7, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices drive CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 7, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn extend winning streaks

Oct. 7, 2014 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Freeze hits U.S. northern crops, rains to slow southern harvest

Oct. 7, 2014 at 2:52 am CDT

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. farmers latest to sue Syngenta over corn China rejected

Oct. 7, 2014 at 2:37 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Farmers from the biggest U.S. corn-growing states have sued Syngenta over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, joining global exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. In coordinated lawsuits filed on Friday in federal courts in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy surges, corn up as harvest slows

Oct. 6, 2014 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday on concerns that the slowing pace of harvest in the U.S. Midwest will delay deliveries of much-needed supplies, traders said. “We have got a wetter forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs charge higher as funds buy

Oct. 6, 2014 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs futures closed sharply higher Monday, supported by short-covering and fund buying after contracts surpassed key technical resistance levels, traders said. October hogs closed 1.575 cents per pound higher at 107.175 cents (all figures US$). December finished at 95.875 cents, 2.85 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

Brazil soy exporters to police Monsanto seeds, for fee

Oct. 3, 2014 at 4:43 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — At least one soybean exporter in Brazil has agreed with Monsanto to collect royalties, in exchange for a fee, from farmers who planted genetically engineered seeds marketed by the company, according to industry sources. The landmark deal, already finalized by a firm that declined to […]

By Caroline Stauffer

U.S. grains: Soy falls on big yields, gains for week on harvest delays

Oct. 3, 2014 at 4:01 pm CDT

U.S. soybeans fell more than one per cent Friday, losing ground for the first time in three sessions on pressure from impressive yield results during the early days of a record harvest. Prices extended declines after a closely watched private forecaster raised its estimate for the U.S. soy harvest in […]

By Michael Hirtzer