Insights and Stories on International

Colorado reports human case of bird flu

Jul. 3, 2024 at 1:58 pm CDT

Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye.

Brazil pushing towards wheat self-sufficiency

Jul. 3, 2024 at 1:50 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on technical trading, weather questions

Jul. 2, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. pulse area tops early intentions

Jul. 2, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Increased soybean output to come for Brazil

Jul. 2, 2024 at 11:56 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Rains partially collapse roof at Kansas Cargill plant

Jul. 2, 2024 at 11:48 am CDT

Cargill plans to resume slaughtering cattle on Friday at its Dodge City, Kansas, beef plant, after weekend rains caused a partial roof collapse, the company said on Tuesday.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs higher, on month-end positioning

Jun. 28, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Friday on technical trading, month-end positioning and ongoing concerns that high retail beef prices could chill consumer demand later this summer, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles to contract lows on additional US corn acres

Jun. 28, 2024 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago September corn CU24 plunged on Friday to contract lows after U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed far more acres planted with the grain than expected due to favorable spring weather.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. corn acres, grain stocks higher than expected

Jun. 28, 2024 at 2:49 pm CDT

The planted area for U.S. corn in 2024 was determined to be 91.5 million acres, greater than the March USDA estimate of 90.04 million as well as the trade’s average guess of 90.35 million. However, the figure was nowhere close to last year’s acreage total of 94.64 million. After the release of the report, corn prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) reacted bearishly with contracts losing more than 20 U.S. cents per bushel.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Dutch farmer separates nitrogen from manure to fertilize crops

Jun. 28, 2024 at 11:54 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia—A Dutch farmer is making liquid fertilizer from cow manure so he can use the nutrients locally instead of moving them around the country. Ton Groot Roessink milks about 200 cows near Baak, using robots, automated feeding and automated manure cleaning. Manure from the farm is put through a […]

By John Greig