Insights and Stories on International

Lilly eyes emerging markets in Novartis animal health deal

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:52 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The purchase of Novartis’ animal health business will strengthen Eli Lilly’s hand in emerging markets, tapping into growing demand there for protein-rich diets and household treatments for pets, a senior executive at the U.S. group said. As part of a multi-billion dollar revamp announced earlier on […]

Barclays joins retreat from commodities as new rules bite

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:23 pm CDT

By david-sheppard Steve Slater

CME Group overhauls daily grain price limits

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn rises on planting delays; soybeans sink

Apr. 22, 2014 at 4:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Solid beef demand drives CME live cattle higher

Apr. 22, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Markets sink on improved weather, fund selling

Apr. 21, 2014 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell the most in more than a year on Monday as rains expected in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains raised hopes for the upcoming harvest. Improved weather also pressured corn and soybean futures amid projections for accelerated plantings in the U.S. Midwest. Technical and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink two per cent with sagging cash prices

Apr. 21, 2014 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled two per cent on Monday, pressured by lower prices for market-ready or cash hogs, traders said. The morning’s average of hogs in the eastern Midwest dropped $1.02 per hundredweight (cwt) from Friday to $110.56, according to the U.S. Department of […]

By Theopolis Waters

USDA to require reporting of PEDv, SDCV

Apr. 19, 2014 at 3:07 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– In an expected move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday announced new measures to combat the spread of diseases such as porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in the U.S. pig population. While PED is not considered a reportable disease according to international standards, USDA will now […]

By Ros Krasny

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures climb, live cattle fall before holiday

Apr. 17, 2014 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday finished higher on fund buying and short-covering ahead of the Easter holiday, traders said. CME will be closed on Friday in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Some investors bought the May and June contracts in anticipation of a […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises; corn, soy weak ahead of long weekend

Apr. 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday, supported by short-covering, concerns that a recent cold snap in key growing areas damaged some of the crop and worries that grain shipments from the Black Sea could be disrupted by political unrest in Ukraine, traders said. Wheat also received […]

By Mark Weinraub