Insights and Stories on International

Canada/Korea trade pact’s final text signed

Sep. 22, 2014 at 5:43 pm CDT

Now signed and sealed, a trade pact that’s expected to level the playing field for Canada’s agrifood export sectors in South Korea is waiting on implementation. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Korean President Park Geun-hye formally signed off on the free trade agreement’s final text at a ceremony Monday in […]

U.S. wheat futures pressured by weak French market

Sep. 22, 2014 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed, hogs higher

Sep. 22, 2014 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Three peanut firm officials guilty in deadly salmonella outbreak

Sep. 19, 2014 at 6:05 pm CDT

JBS delays food unit IPO amid market slide, sources say

Sep. 19, 2014 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall sharply as supplies build

Sep. 19, 2014 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest in more than four years on Friday, matching a similar low in Paris wheat futures, as a global supply glut overwhelmed demand and pressured prices. “Nearly every session wheat futures establish new contract lows, as supplies […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end mixed before USDA report

Sep. 19, 2014 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Friday on positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report. Analysts expect the data at 2 p.m. CT to show fewer cattle were placed in feedyards last month due to sufficient pastures that allowed ranchers […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. launches task force to tackle antibiotic-resistant bugs

Sep. 18, 2014 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. government will set up a task force and presidential advisory council to tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance to national security, setting a Feb. 15 deadline for the outlining of specific steps to be taken, White House advisers said at a press conference […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Weak cash price outlook drops CME live cattle

Sep. 18, 2014 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled lower on Thursday in anticipation of packers spending less for market-ready, or cash, cattle this week, traders said. October live cattle futures finished 1.425 cents per pound lower at 155.6 cents, and December at 158.925 cents down 1.075 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall to lowest since 2010

Sep. 18, 2014 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell 1.1 per cent to their lowest in more than four years on Thursday as farmers resumed harvesting in parts of the U.S. Midwest as fields began to dry out, traders said. Wheat and corn futures fell too, with wheat also hitting its […]

By Mark Weinraub