Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on worries about Plains dryness

Feb. 7, 2018 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Nearby Chicago wheat futures jumped three per cent on Wednesday and hit a four-month high on worries about dry conditions threatening yield prospects in the southern U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn futures rose on robust export demand for U.S. supplies while soybean futures declined after a […]

German coalition deal sets no timetable to end glyphosate use

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

By Reuters

Brazilian antitrust agency approves Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:44 pm CST

By Bruno Federowski Leonardo Goy

U.S. livestock: Funds, supply worries extend CME hogs’ losses

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:29 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Argentina weather concerns

Feb. 6, 2018 at 5:24 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

Feb. 6, 2018 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Tuesday in the wake of technical selling that largely overshadowed bullish market fundamentals, said traders. U.S. stock market volatility, after their worst ever daily point loss on Monday, kept CME livestock market traders on the defensive. Some funds […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on technicals, better weather

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Monday on technical selling and an improving weather outlook, including beneficial moisture in parts of the Midwest winter wheat belt, analysts said. Soybean futures set a two-week low on forecasts for much-needed moisture in parts of Argentina, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday finished lower for the first time in three session due to profit-taking and continued heavy stock market losses, said traders. “People were just watching what happened with stocks over the past few days and decided they wanted out […]

By Reuters

Bayer offers asset sales for EU approval of Monsanto deal

Feb. 5, 2018 at 1:54 pm CST

Brussels/Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has offered to sell seeds and pesticides businesses to try to address EU competition concerns over its US$63.5 billion bid for U.S. rival Monsanto. The proposed remedies “are very significant and we are confident they fully address the European Commission’s concerns,” the German company said […]

By Foo Yun Chee Ludwig Burger

With sorghum warning shot, Beijing targets Trump’s core farm base

Feb. 5, 2018 at 1:47 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — In launching a probe into U.S. sorghum imports, China has fired a warning shot across its top trading partner’s bow that shows farmers in states that voted for U.S. President Donald Trump may be Beijing’s top retaliatory target in the event of a trade war. On […]

By Dominique Patton Michael Martina