Insights and Stories on International

WTO should prepare for life without U.S., ex-chief Lamy says

Feb. 20, 2018 at 2:07 am CST

Geneva | Reuters — World Trade Organization countries need to prepare for a future without the United States as a member of the club, former WTO chief Pascal Lamy said on Monday. The U.S. has thrown the WTO into crisis by blocking the appointment of new judges, undermining its dispute […]

KFC closes most U.K. stores due to chicken shortage

Feb. 19, 2018 at 11:57 am CST

By Reuters

ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

Feb. 16, 2018 at 6:54 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

Feb. 16, 2018 at 6:48 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy falls on profit-taking

Feb. 16, 2018 at 5:26 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on stronger Plains cash market

Feb. 16, 2018 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to fresh three-month highs on Friday as firming beef packer bids at U.S. Plains feedlot markets fueled expectations of higher cash cattle sales this week. Tighter supplies of market-ready cattle on feedlot showlists this week helped to support the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grain firms set up co-ops in tax law’s wake

Feb. 16, 2018 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural merchants are scrambling to register themselves as cooperatives after a blunder in the country’s new tax law gave farmers a tax break for selling grains to co-ops rather than private firms. Private crop handlers — including the “big four” merchants Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, […]

By Mark Weinraub Tom Polansek

Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

Feb. 16, 2018 at 3:32 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. farm equipment maker Deere and Co. on Friday boosted its sales outlook for fiscal 2018, citing strengthening conditions in agricultural and construction markets, sending its shares higher. For the past four years, Deere has been battling weak demand for farm equipment as a global grain glut pushed […]

By Rajesh Kumar Singh

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on anticipated firm cash prices

Feb. 15, 2018 at 7:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures scaled to the highest in at least three months on Thursday on fund and technical buying and as traders anticipated possibly higher cash cattle sales this week. Buying accelerated as futures prices topped highs posted early last week, as the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat rise on weather concerns

Feb. 15, 2018 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday to their highest level since July 25 as an ongoing drought in key exporter Argentina underpinned prices. Soymeal futures, which hit a 19-month high, headed higher for the eighth straight session as fears have mounted that Argentina will struggle to […]

By Mark Weinraub