Insights and Stories on International

Malaysia to produce less palm oil – USDA attaché

Oct. 7, 2024 at 2:47 pm CDT

Palm oil production in Malaysia is projected to ease back in 2024/25 as compared to the previous year, said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Kuala Lumpur.

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russia says grain harvest hit by Ukraine war, bad weather

Oct. 7, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

By Gleb Bryanski Reuters

closeup of a cow with horns, blue sky and trees in the background

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

Oct. 4, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman

U.S. Grains: CBOT wheat, soy and corn fall as dollar rallies

Oct. 4, 2024 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought

Oct. 4, 2024 at 11:52 am CDT

By Bruno Kelly Jake Spring Reuters

Two California dairy farm workers test positive for bird flu

Oct. 4, 2024 at 11:13 am CDT

Health officials in California are monitoring other exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu were confirmed on Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

By Ahmed Aboulenein Leah Douglas Reuters

U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog

Oct. 4, 2024 at 8:24 am CDT

U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.

By David Shepardson Dovinsola Oladipo Reuters

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

Oct. 3, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on technical trading as the session ended on Thursday, according to analysts, after trading both sides earlier in the day. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled down 1.300 cents at 186.400 cents per pound. CME November feeder cattle futures FCX24 ended down […]

By Renee Hickman

David McInnes speaks with Isabelle Mégré and Bruce Marchand Oct. 3 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Credit: Jonah Grignon

Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG

Oct. 3, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Day two of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference in Ottawa focused on environment, social and governance (ESG) requirements. Panels covered ESG and the changing Canadian ag landscape from national and global perspectives.

By Jonah Grignon

U.S. grains: Grains, soybeans ease after rallies on weather and Middle East instability

Oct. 3, 2024 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures dipped on Thursday on technical trading after surging to June highs this week. Wheat had climbed to a 3-1/2-month peak as traders monitored drought in the important Black Sea region and signs of possible Russian export caps. Corn exceeded a three-month […]

By Renee Hickman Reuters