Insights and Stories on International

U.S. Democrats optimistic EPA to reverse course on biofuel cuts

May. 14, 2014 at 4:40 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. senators backing the federal biofuel mandate said Wednesday they believe the Obama administration will likely raise proposed targets for 2014 biofuel use when it issues its final rule next month, after protests from renewable fuel producers that planned cuts would devastate the industry. Representing states […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures close higher but off session tops

May. 14, 2014 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Egypt raises price paid to local wheat farmers

May. 13, 2014 at 6:52 pm CDT

U.S. official sees no final TPP agreement in Singapore

May. 13, 2014 at 4:53 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Cash price bounce sends CME hogs mostly higher

May. 13, 2014 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. becomes world’s biggest wine market as French drinkers cut down

May. 13, 2014 at 3:39 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The United States became the world’s biggest market for wine last year, beating France into second place for the first time as consumption slides in the country long seen as its natural home and Americans develop a greater taste for it. U.S. consumers bought 29.1 million […]

By Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. farmers notch best planting week of 2014, USDA says

May. 12, 2014 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers seeded 30 per cent of their corn acreage during the past week, putting them ahead of the typical pace, as a window of dry weather allowed farmers in major production states such as Iowa, Illinois and Indiana to make huge advances in the field. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end mixed as cash prices move lower

May. 12, 2014 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed mixed on Monday after market-ready or cash hog prices pressured nearby contracts, but the “roll” by funds supported back months, traders said. Monday afternoon’s hog price in the Iowa/Minnesota market dropped $2.42 per hundredweight (cwt) from Friday to $108.35, the […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. court affirms sanctions against DuPont in battle with Monsanto

May. 11, 2014 at 10:45 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. chemical maker DuPont and its agricultural seed unit, Pioneer, acted in bad faith in a long-running legal battle with rival Monsanto, according to a federal appeals court ruling on Friday that affirmed sanctions against DuPont. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with a […]

By Carey Gillam

Payment problems reported disrupting Iran food deals

May. 11, 2014 at 3:15 am CDT

London/Ankara | Reuters — Payment problems are disrupting commercial food cargoes to Iran, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain and sugar stuck in transit, as Western banking sanctions complicate deals and trade financiers scale back exposure. Iran is not barred from buying food or other “humanitarian” goods under […]

By Jonathan Saul Parisa Hafezi