Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn touch two-week highs on short-covering, weather

Jul. 23, 2024 at 3:50 pm CDT

The price rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures extended into a second day on Tuesday, with the most-active contract Cv1 reaching a two-week high, as traders began to focus on weather-related impacts on the U.S. crop and short-covering, market analysts said.

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate strategy

Jul. 23, 2024 at 10:18 am CDT

By Reuters Valerie Volcovici

US, Canadian pot firms eye Germany for growth as market stagnates at home

Jul. 23, 2024 at 9:04 am CDT

By Reuters Sourasis Bose

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market unwinds some of its ‘Trump trade’

Jul. 22, 2024 at 5:44 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading

Jul. 22, 2024 at 5:40 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

JBS supplies tallow, lard for sustainable aviation fuel

Jul. 22, 2024 at 3:49 pm CDT

Brazilian meatpacker JBS is supplying tallow and lard from its international operations for production of renewable aviation fuels, and it is studying a similar initiative in Brazil through the Friboi brand, the company said on Monday.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end mixed; traders question slowed slaughter pace

Jul. 19, 2024 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby live cattle futures ended higher on Friday, amid technical trading ahead of a monthly government cattle supply report, analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on short covering, global weather worries

Jul. 19, 2024 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed on Friday on short-covering and concerns over weather in wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains and globally.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as Wall Street indexes dip; hogs mixed

Jul. 18, 2024 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday on technical selling as well as declines in Wall Street equity markets that raised concerns about consumer demand for beef, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads in U.S.

Jul. 18, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the virus may pose a risk to humans and livestock.

By Leah Douglas Reuters