Insights and Stories on International

Jun. 11, 2014 at 2:51 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The United States is a month closer to bumper supplies of corn and soybeans, its major field crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday in a second look at the 2014-15 U.S. and world grain outlook. Meanwhile, although the U.S. wheat crop is struggling, […]

By Ros Krasny

Jun. 10, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Tuesday hit a new high for a sixth straight session, driven by a shortage of calves for fattening after several years of drought in the U.S. hurt crops, traders said. However, sufficient grazing pastures now are allowing ranchers to […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jun. 9, 2014 at 2:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended sharply higher on Monday, rising two per cent, supported by tight cattle supplies, higher wholesale beef prices and higher cash market prices, traders said. U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed cattle in the cash market traded at $144 per hundredweight […]

By Meredith Davis

Jun. 9, 2014 at 12:36 pm CDT

Reuters — Tyson Foods has won the bidding war for Hillshire Brands with an all-cash offer that values the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages at US$8.55 billion including debt and would be the biggest deal yet in the global meat business. Tyson, the largest U.S. meat processor, on Monday announced […]

Jun. 6, 2014 at 6:41 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– European Union member states on Friday agreed that live pig imports from the U.S. and Canada must be tested for a deadly virus that has killed millions of U.S. piglets. The latest measures complement import requirements on pig blood products that may be used for feeding […]