Insights and Stories on International

Crop damage limited from freeze in northern U.S. Midwest

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– The first freeze of the season hit the northern U.S. Midwest corn and soybean belt over the weekend, but the weather did not stay cold long enough to cause major damage to crops, agricultural meteorologists said on Monday. “There was some frost and a few light […]

U.S. spring wheat protein premiums soar after wet, cool summer

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Food ban, population influx seen boosting Russia grain demand

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Polina Devitt

Calif. governor OKs bills to regulate groundwater amid drought

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Aaron Mendelson

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower on cash price outlook

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans close lower; corn firms

Sep. 16, 2014 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures fell Tuesday, with soy pressured by technical selling and forecasts for good harvest weather, while U.S. wheat supplies struggled to find traction on the export market despite trading at four-year lows. Corn firmed, with traders noting a round of bargain buying […]

By Mark Weinraub

Meat industry groups seek rehearing of COOL court case

Sep. 16, 2014 at 3:17 pm CDT

Canadian, U.S. and Mexican livestock and meat industry groups want a rehearing from a U.S. court that so far has shot down their challenges of U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws. The American Meat Institute (AMI), the lead group in a list of plaintiffs including the Canadian Pork Council and […]

By Staff

U.S. lawmakers want to curb antibiotic use on farms

Sep. 16, 2014 at 2:20 pm CDT

Reuters — Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for action to rein in antibiotic use in livestock in response to a Reuters investigation showing how top U.S. poultry firms have been administering drugs to their flocks. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said she plans to introduce new legislation authorizing the Food […]

By Brian Grow P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. SEC announces settlement with AgFeed over accounting fraud

Sep. 15, 2014 at 7:12 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — A Tennessee animal feed company will pay back US$18 million in alleged illicit profits to settle civil accounting fraud charges, U.S. regulators said Monday. AgFeed Industries, which is currently in bankruptcy, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in March in connection with charges that […]

By sarah-n-lynch

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close mixed after volatile day

Sep. 15, 2014 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Monday after a choppy session that lacked clear fundamental direction. “People are waiting for this week’s cash sales, but until then there is nothing to trade off of,” a trader said. October live cattle ended at 156.35 […]

By Theopolis Waters