Insights and Stories on International

New York sues meatpacking giant JBS over climate claims

Feb. 28, 2024 at 2:36 pm CST

JBS, the world's largest beef producer, was sued on Wednesday by New York state's attorney general, which accused it of misleading the public about its impact on the environment in order to boost sales.

Poland mulls wider ban on Ukrainian food imports as farmers warn of more protests

Feb. 27, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

By Karol Badohal Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn extends bounce from three-year lows on bargain buying

Feb. 27, 2024 at 4:03 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Zelenskiy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid

Feb. 27, 2024 at 10:25 am CST

By Michelle Nichols Reuters

Arctic doomsday vault gets record batch of crop seeds

Feb. 27, 2024 at 9:06 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on tighter US supply expectations

Feb. 26, 2024 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures crept higher on Monday on expectations that U.S. supplies will continue to tighten, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes, with global trade at ‘critical juncture’

Feb. 26, 2024 at 4:31 pm CST

Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but its chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and delegates sought to curb expectations.

By Alexander Cornwell emma-farge Rachna Uppal Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise in turnaround from 3-year lows in nearby futures

Feb. 26, 2024 at 4:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. corn and soybean futures bounced on short-covering on Monday, after large supplies earlier knocked nearby contracts to their lowest levels in more than three years, traders said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering

Feb. 26, 2024 at 2:39 pm CST

The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.

By Robert Arnason

Managed money still adding to record large canola short position

Feb. 26, 2024 at 12:02 pm CST

Speculators continued to add to their record large net short position in canola in mid-February, showing little sign of moving to the other side of the market any time soon, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin