Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans near one-year high

Feb. 23, 2018 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a one-year high on Friday as concerns mounted about crop losses from a searing drought in Argentina, the world’s biggest exporter of soymeal and soyoil. Argentina, which is also the world’s No. 3 supplier of soybeans and corn, has been grappling with […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures about flat

Feb. 22, 2018 at 6:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend losses

Feb. 22, 2018 at 5:56 pm CST

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

Feb. 21, 2018 at 6:13 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cruz urges U.S. biofuel policy revamp at rally for bankrupt refiner

Feb. 21, 2018 at 5:33 pm CST

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as drought withers crops in Argentina

Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on expectations that a drought-reduced crop in Argentina would buoy demand for U.S. supplies. Gains were limited by plentiful global supplies and strong production prospects in Brazil. Wheat slipped to a two-week low, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle stumble on profit-taking, lower cash trades

Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched their largest daily losses in nearly a month on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking and weaker trades in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets, traders said. Feeder cattle futures fell nearly two per cent and lean hogs ebbed from their session […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Final version of Trans-Pacific trade deal released

Feb. 21, 2018 at 12:53 am CST

Wellington/Sydney | Reuters — The final version of a landmark deal aimed at cutting trade barriers in some of the Asia-Pacific’s fastest-growing economies was released on Wednesday, signalling the pact was a step closer to reality even without its star member the U.S. More than 20 provisions have been suspended […]

By Charlotte Greenfield Colin Packham

U.S. grains: Soymeal rally lifts soy, corn

Feb. 20, 2018 at 6:20 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. soybean meal futures jumped to their highest level since July 2016 on Tuesday as a drought kept the heat on crops in Argentina, the world’s top exporter of the livestock feed. The rally helped lift soybean and corn prices, which touched seven-month and six-month highs, respectively. Sizzling […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally from four-month lows on fund buying

Feb. 20, 2018 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs climbed 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, rallying on technical and investment fund buying after falling to more than four-month lows last week, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale pork prices also bolstered hog futures amid expectations the meat was becoming more competitive with […]

By Michael Hirtzer