Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

Jan. 25, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Thursday after concerns about drought in rival exporter Argentina temporarily pushed prices above US$10 a bushel for the first time in seven weeks. The market finished unchanged, breaking a streak of eight sessions with consecutive advances. A ninth session would […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

Jan. 25, 2018 at 3:36 pm CST

By Reuters

Bottles of Roundup herbicide on a shelf.

France says will not ban glyphosate when no alternative

Jan. 25, 2018 at 3:07 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

Jan. 24, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Highest grain prices in weeks as U.S. dollar falls

Jan. 24, 2018 at 4:55 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Falling greenback boosts U.S. grains

Jan. 24, 2018 at 2:14 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean, corn and wheat futures in the U.S. are all seeing some strength from weakness in the U.S. dollar, and could have more room to the upside as speculators cover large net short positions. “The managed money is just looking for trades of value,” said Sean Lusk […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on chart selling

Jan. 23, 2018 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures were lower on Tuesday, with wheat dropping about one per cent and corn easing for the second straight session on chart-based selling and abundant global stockpiles, traders said. Soybeans edged slightly higher, gaining for the seventh straight session to the highest in about […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

Jan. 23, 2018 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 […]

By Theopolis Waters

ADM approach to Bunge a potential U-turn on oilseed strategy

Jan. 22, 2018 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Archer Daniels Midland’s proposed takeover of Bunge could signal a change in the company’s strategy on oilseeds, giving the top U.S. grain merchant a much bigger capacity to crush soy just months after ADM’s CEO said the firm would cut spending on the sector. The potential […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on South America weather worries

Jan. 22, 2018 at 4:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures climbed to a five-week high on Monday, in buying fueled by steep gains in soymeal as dry weather in Argentina threatened to cut yields, traders said. CBOT March soybean futures rose for the sixth straight session, settling up seven cents or 0.6 per […]

By Michael Hirtzer