Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat ends lower on plentiful world supplies

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell roughly one per cent on Wednesday amid reminders of plentiful global supplies and some outlooks for rain in the Plains wheat belt late next week. Corn declined on technical selling and soybeans turned lower, a day after the spot May contract set […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mostly firmer

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Reuters

Trump seen putting biofuel reform push on ice, for now

Apr. 11, 2018 at 5:07 am CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed as market weighs big supply

Apr. 11, 2018 at 3:02 am CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on USDA data

Apr. 10, 2018 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs jump on short-covering

Apr. 9, 2018 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than three per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from life-of-contract lows posted last week, traders said. Some contracts, including actively-traded June, rose by as much as the daily three-cent limit as a steady slide […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on U.S. weather woes

Apr. 9, 2018 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures surged nearly four per cent on Monday, nearing a one-month high as cold weather threatened to stress U.S. wheat already weakened by drought, traders said. Soybean futures rose on signs of fresh export demand and corn followed the firm trend, with wintry conditions […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Marfrig to buy control of U.S.-based National Beef

Apr. 9, 2018 at 4:41 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods said Monday it would buy control of Kansas City-based National Beef Packing for US$969 million, in a deal that would make it the world’s No. 2 beef processor. Marfrig also said it was seeking to sell an existing U.S. unit, Keystone […]

By Ana Mano

Bayer gets U.S. approval to buy Monsanto: report

Apr. 9, 2018 at 3:01 pm CDT

Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer has reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust approval for its US$62.5 billion bid to acquire Monsanto by agreeing to sell additional assets, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with the […]

By Reuters

U.S. lawmakers skeptical of promises to shield farmers from trade dispute

Apr. 6, 2018 at 7:23 pm CDT

Overland Park, Kan. | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers and the farm industry were skeptical of the Trump administration’s promise to shield farmers from the rapidly escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China, concerned about the lack of details in protecting the agricultural export sector now embroiled in the back-and-forth. […]

By Tom Polansek