Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month low

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit their lowest price in more than three months on Friday, while soybean futures rose from a two-week low as traders waited for updated U.S. crop data. Trading was choppy and subdued before the U.S. issues its monthly world agricultural […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle set highs on tight supply

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

DLF buys Corteva’s alfalfa seed business

Sep. 7, 2023 at 9:36 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high, live cattle hit July high

Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures stumble as trade awaits harvest, crop data

Sep. 7, 2023 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

UN working on guarantees for Russia to restore grain deal, Moscow skeptical

Sep. 7, 2023 at 3:27 pm CDT

Reuters — The United Nations is “actively engaged” in trying to improve Russia’s grain and fertilizer exports in a bid to convince Moscow to again allow the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. “We believe that it’s necessary to create a system of mutual […]

By Michelle Nichols

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest level in nearly four weeks, while feeder cattle also stormed higher. U.S. cattle supplies are tight as drought reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing and drove producers to send more cattle to […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Poor crop ratings keep soy, corn supported

Sep. 6, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot and dry weather conditions cutting into crop ratings for soybeans and corn in the U.S. could see prices for both crops rise above nearby chart resistance levels, although the looming harvest may temper the upside potential. Both soybeans and corn were rated 53 per cent good-to-excellent in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Swine fever detected in Sweden for first time

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:45 pm CDT

Stockholm | Reuters — A dead wild boar in Sweden has tested positive for African swine fever, Sweden’s Veterinary Institute said on Wednesday, the first such case in the country. African swine fever is harmless to humans but is highly contagious and deadly in domestic pigs and wild boars. It […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump as heat, dryness hurt crop more than expected

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Wednesday after weekly U.S. government data showed crop conditions deteriorated more than expected during hot, dry weather. Reduced crop ratings fuelled expectations among traders that the U.S. Department of Agriculture may cut its yield forecast in a monthly […]

By Tom Polansek