Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on rising Black Sea tensions, soy slips

Mar. 18, 2024 at 6:10 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia's weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said.

Attaché trims Argentina soybeans, but crop still more than double

Mar. 18, 2024 at 11:51 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Speculators finally backing away from bearish bets in canola

Mar. 18, 2024 at 11:06 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought

Mar. 18, 2024 at 9:59 am CDT

By Nyasha Chingono Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat continues downward trend, soy and corn rise on short covering

Mar. 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Pesticides under fire in U.S.

Mar. 15, 2024 at 11:51 am CDT

Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night.

By Sean Pratt

EU plan to ease farmers’ fallow land requirement stalls

Mar. 15, 2024 at 9:30 am CDT

European policymakers' plan to replace a requirement for farmers to leave land fallow with a voluntary scheme has been held up by disagreement on details, the agriculture commissioner said on Friday on a visit to Warsaw.

By Anna Koper Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach 5-month peak, end lower in technical setback

Mar. 14, 2024 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday in a technical and profit-taking setback after rising to five-month highs on firm cash cattle prices, traders said.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat and corn plunge on poor export news, soy follows lower

Mar. 14, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures plunged on Thursday to approach their lowest level since 2020 and dragged corn prices down on spillover weakness, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

IGC sees world crop production rising in 2024/25

Mar. 14, 2024 at 2:47 pm CDT

World production of wheat, corn and soybeans are all forecast to rise in the 2024/25 crop year, according to the first estimates from the International Grains Council for the upcoming growing season, released March 14.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin