Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans at five-month high on sale to ‘unknown’

Feb. 25, 2014 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures notched a new five-month high on Tuesday after a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement of a large sale to an unknown destination sparked a round of buying by investment funds, traders said. Soybeans trimmed losses early in the session to gain for the fourth […]

CBOT oats run limit-up, hit record high on Prairie rail woes

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:48 pm CST

Japan, U.S. fail to make headway in Pacific trade pact talks

Feb. 25, 2014 at 3:21 am CST

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend run on S. America worries

Feb. 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. January cattle placements rise more than expected

Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:31 pm CST

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit five-month high on oilseed supply worries

Feb. 21, 2014 at 3:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied nearly one per cent to a five-month peak on Friday on concern about yield-cutting weather in South America and firm global oilseed markets. Corn futures fell for the first time in six sessions in a profit-taking setback ahead of the weekend and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on USDA acreage view

Feb. 20, 2014 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday, erasing losses made in the overnight trading session, on support from a government forecast for acreage expansion that came in below market expectations, traders said. Gains in the new-crop contracts outstripped old-crop offerings due to the plantings outlook. “While increased […]

By Mark Weinraub

S. Korea ramps up disinfection after north’s FMD outbreak

Feb. 20, 2014 at 3:51 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has stepped up disinfection of citizens returning from North Korea after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs in the communist state. Workers in the Kaesong industrial complex jointly run with North Korea, as well as people crossing the border for reunions with family […]

Wal-Mart forecast disappoints as grocery business struggles

Feb. 20, 2014 at 2:56 pm CST

Reuters — The struggles of the low-income U.S. consumer are playing out in Wal-Mart Stores’ grocery aisles. The world’s largest retailer, which gets more than half its sales from groceries, on Thursday gave a disappointing full-year forecast. It blamed sharp cuts in food stamp benefits and higher payroll taxes that […]

By Phil Wahba

U.S. soy planting below expectations; total crop acres slip

Feb. 20, 2014 at 2:34 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers will increase soybean planting by less than expected this spring, and overall acreage of eight major crops is set to decline, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday in its first formal outlook for U.S. crops. At its annual Agricultural Outlook conference, the USDA […]

By Julie Ingwersen Ros Krasny