Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease after crude oil falls

Oct. 28, 2024 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Monday as crude oil prices dipped and harvest pressure dragged down soy and corn prices, market analysts said.

More wheat, less corn in Argentina for 2024/25 says United States Department of Agriculture attaché

Oct. 28, 2024 at 2:45 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

McDonald’s rules out beef patties as source of E. coli outbreak

Oct. 28, 2024 at 10:23 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn drop on continued supply pressure

Oct. 25, 2024 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on positioning before USDA data release

Oct. 25, 2024 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. farm bill, biofuels and vCOOL among American trends worth watching FCC says

Oct. 25, 2024 at 5:21 pm CDT

Voluntary country of origin labelling (vCOOL) for beef and pork, biofuel tax credit changes, and an impending U.S. farm bill are three U.S. agriculture trends worth watching according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

By Jeff Melchior

Putin to examine Black Sea shipping proposals from Turkey’s Erdogan

Oct. 25, 2024 at 10:10 am CDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but that he had not yet had time to study the documents.

By Anton Kolodyazhnyy Guy Faulconbridge Reuters

Fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

Oct. 24, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

U.S. fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.

By Brad Brookes Reuters

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

US confirms two human bird flu cases in Washington state

Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:53 pm CDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

JBS, Sigma vie for Kraft Heinz’s $3 billion hot-dog business, sources say

Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:44 pm CDT

Brazilian meatpacker JBS and Mexico's Sigma Alimentos are among those competing to acquire Oscar Mayer, the hot dogs and cold cuts business of packaged food giant Kraft Heinz, according to people familiar with the matter.

By Abigail Summerville Reuters