Insights and Stories on International

Argentina’s soybean season ‘dead’

Mar. 12, 2018 at 4:03 pm CDT

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Hope has withered for any recovery in Argentine soy yields hit by a four-month drought that shows no signs of abating, farmers and analysts said Monday, prompting China to step in to fill the gap in soymeal exports from the world’s No. 1 supplier. The […]

U.S. livestock: Supplies, trade nerves keep CME hogs on defensive

Mar. 12, 2018 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Reuters

Missouri turkeys turn up with low-path bird flu

Mar. 11, 2018 at 3:02 am CDT

By Staff

China says U.S. soybeans ‘prime target’ over tariffs

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:53 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:44 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back on bargain hunting

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, after short-covering and bargain buying pulled contracts up from Thursday’s seven-week low, said traders. Bullish investors were further drawn to futures’ price value compared to this week’s prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle. April live cattle closed […]

By Reuters

Ex-JBS chairman released from jail

Mar. 9, 2018 at 4:18 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian federal court on Friday granted the release from jail of Joesley Batista, former chairman of the world’s biggest meatpacker, JBS SA, according to court documents. Joesley Batista, who steered JBS from a Brazilian beef processing firm to a global food conglomerate with major U.S. […]

By Ricardo Brito

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn

Mar. 8, 2018 at 5:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture caused a stir in corn and soybean markets on the Chicago Board of Trade. “The Brazil and Argentine numbers (were) really not too terribly exciting. And the world numbers (were) basically kind […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

Santiago | Reuters — Eleven countries including Canada and Japan signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the U.S. on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars. The deal came as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed earlier in the day to press ahead […]

By Dave Sherwood Felipe Iturrieta

U.S. grains: Corn at seven-month high on smaller stockpiles

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped 1.6 per cent to a seven-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed smaller-than-expected stockpiles in the wake of increased exports and demand for ethanol, traders said. Corn prices on a continuous chart notched their biggest daily gains since […]

By Michael Hirtzer