Insights and Stories on International

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on weakness in equities, cash cattle market

Nov. 16, 2023 at 3:50 pm CST

Weakness in equities and the cash cattle market weighed on futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), brokers said. Futures markets rose the previous three days in a turnaround from multi-month lows reached last Friday.

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans decline on prospect of rain in Brazil

Nov. 16, 2023 at 3:26 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

Wheat is transfered to the cargo ship 'Jork' at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver

IGC raises world crop projections

Nov. 16, 2023 at 2:16 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Italy’s parliament approves ban on lab-grown food

Nov. 16, 2023 at 11:49 am CST

By Reuters

Agritechnica update: Canadian content and a John Deere update

Nov. 16, 2023 at 9:18 am CST

By Glacier FarmMedia

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend gains, await U.S. data

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:21 pm CST

U.S. cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions after steep losses last week and ahead of monthly supply data due on Friday.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched down on Wednesday, retreating after rallying to the highest levels since August, as improved Brazilian weather outlooks bolstered supply prospects and overshadowed demand from record U.S. soybean crushings last month.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Funds in control of market – for now

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:06 pm CST

With a record short position in canola, managed money is largely in control of the market according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes in Chicago soybeans, corn looking south

Nov. 15, 2023 at 3:30 pm CST

Shifting South American weather forecasts will likely keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few months, as crops in Brazil and Argentina develop.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Agritechnica update: Give a big shock to weeds

Nov. 15, 2023 at 9:36 am CST

Farmers are being pushed to find an alternative to desiccants to burn down crops, as companies are increasingly leery of herbicides approved close to harvest. People have been shocking weeds with electricity for 100 years, but the return on the electricity invested and the technology required to do so safely […]

By Glacier FarmMedia