Insights and Stories on International

Bags of Doritos are displayed on a shelf in a supermarket in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 29, 2024.

Packaged food giant PepsiCo cuts profit forecast as tariffs set to drive up costs

Apr. 24, 2025 at 10:19 am CDT

Packaged food giant PepsiCo has cut its annual profit forecast as tariffs are set to drive up production costs and demand remains uncertain. Nestle says it has beaten its first quarter sales growth expectations and tariff effects are unclear.

CBOT Weekly: Planting pace outweighs Trump comments

Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on hopes of easing US-China trade tensions

Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, nearby hogs edge down

Apr. 23, 2025 at 3:07 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

American and Chinese flags flying on a backdrop of blue sky.

US signals willingness to de-escalate trade war with China

Apr. 23, 2025 at 1:58 pm CDT

By David Lawder Trevor Hunnicutt

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans get a technical bounce, corn and wheat ease

Apr. 22, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures bounced on Tuesday while corn and wheat eased as broader financial markets recovered from a day-earlier slide and the dollar held near a multi-year low.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

cattle and a barbed wire fence at sunset

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle resume climb, hogs gain

Apr. 22, 2025 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures resumed their upward trajectory on Tuesday after Monday's dip, which had been influenced by threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to sack the Federal Reserve chair.

By Geralyn Wichers

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

Klassen: Fall fed cattle supply concerns strengthen feeder complex

Apr. 22, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

For the week ending April 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to $3 above week-ago levels. Many auction barns did not have sales due to Good Friday but sale volumes were also smaller at active locations.

By Jerry Klassen

ADM closing soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina

Apr. 22, 2025 at 9:34 am CDT

Grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland will permanently close its soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina, later this spring as part of a cost-cutting and consolidation push announced earlier this year.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

Apr. 21, 2025 at 4:57 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters – The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The suspension is another disruption to the […]

By Leah Douglas