Insights and Stories on International

Mar. 13, 2014 at 3:34 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group, the parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, said on Wednesday it planned to set variable price limits on CBOT grain and oilseeds futures on May 1, pending approval by the U.S. futures regulator. The exchange said it also planned to eliminate price limits […]

Mar. 13, 2014 at 3:30 am CDT

Reuters — The number of U.S. cattle deaths that may be linked to the Merck and Co. feed additive Zilmax are much higher than the figures reported by the drug company to the federal government, according to a research study published Wednesday. The findings by researchers from Texas Tech University […]

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Board of Trade oat market soared 17 per cent to an all-time high on Wednesday, continuing a month-long rally on tight supplies due to backlogged rail shipments from top exporter Canada. The biggest gains were notched in the thinly traded March contract as traders […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose on Wednesday, driven by anticipation of higher cash prices this week, traders said. For now, there is more confidence in better prices for cash cattle given record-high beef values and positive packer margins, said R.J. O’Brien floor manager Jim Brooks. […]

By Theopolis Waters

Mar. 12, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Kiev | Reuters — Most of the spring grain area in Crimea is unlikely to be sown this year due to a lack of fuel caused by turmoil in the region, Ukraine’s agriculture minister Ihor Shvaika said. “According to our preliminary forecast, the major part of the area (in Crimea) […]