Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, wheat see volatile trade as drought risks weigh

Sep. 26, 2024 at 2:30 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans touched a new two-month peak before ending lower on Tuesday, amid questions over export demand and late-season drought impacts on U.S. crop yields, traders said.

French farmers fear for dairy herd as Lactalis cuts milk purchases

Sep. 26, 2024 at 10:17 am CDT

By Gus Trompiz

China targets Canada’s tariffs with anti-discriminatory probe

Sep. 26, 2024 at 10:07 am CDT

By Liz Lee

U.S. livestock: Cattle close mostly lower, consolidating after 2-month top

Sep. 25, 2024 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat turns higher on Russia weather worries; soy, corn also rally

Sep. 25, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

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

Agriculture groups urge White House to avert U.S. East Coast port disruption

Sep. 25, 2024 at 1:24 pm CDT

Dozens of groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, Renewable Fuels Association and American Chemistry Council said "the time has come for the U.S. government to intervene and ensure port operations do not stop" in order to prevent damage to U.S. agriculture and the economy.

By David Shepardson Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

BASF targets partial listing of agriculture division

Sep. 25, 2024 at 11:13 am CDT

BASF is planning a partial listing of its agricultural business because the stock market is underestimating the unit's earnings prospects within the group, the German chemicals giant's new CEO told staff on Wednesday.

By Reuters

U.S. port strike threatens vital trade arteries

Sep. 25, 2024 at 10:17 am CDT

Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation's presidential election.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end mostly higher as Wall Street climbs

Sep. 24, 2024 at 6:58 pm CDT

Benchmark December live cattle futures LCZ24 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to their highest in nearly two months on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and a rosy outlook for beef demand tied to strength in Wall Street equity markets, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 2-month high before paring gains; corn, wheat sag

Sep. 24, 2024 at 5:37 pm CDT

U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to two-month highs on Tuesday, following broad gains in commodity and equity markets after China unveiled economic stimulus measures, but pared gains as forecasts called for improved crop weather in South America, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters