Insights and Stories on International

U.S. grains: Soybeans down ahead of USDA crop data

Jan. 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-month low on Thursday ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture data due on Friday that was expected to show bigger U.S. stockpiles and higher Brazilian soy output. Wheat futures also eased after weekly U.S. wheat export sales came in below […]

Mexico will leave NAFTA talks if Trump triggers process to withdraw

Jan. 11, 2018 at 3:29 am CST

By Adriana Barrera Anthony Esposito David Alire Garcia

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets await USDA reports

Jan. 10, 2018 at 6:51 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on U.S. inventories

Jan. 10, 2018 at 5:24 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: NAFTA worries drag CME hogs from one-year high

Jan. 10, 2018 at 5:16 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

Jan. 9, 2018 at 8:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The new U.S. tax law is poised to drive more control over the nation’s grain supply to farmer-owned co-operatives, provoking concern among ethanol producers and privately run grain handlers that they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy crops. Until now, the co-operatives, private […]

By Mark Weinraub Tom Polansek

Close up view of the working bees on honeycells.

Honeybees’ attraction to fungicide ‘unsettling’

Jan. 9, 2018 at 7:02 pm CST

London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Honeybees are attracted to a fungicide used in agriculture with “unsettling implications” for global food production, a U.S. scientist said on Tuesday. Tests carried out by a team from the University of Illinois showed bees preferred to collect sugar syrup laced with the fungicide […]

By Emma Batha

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

Jan. 9, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures gained on Tuesday, after earlier falls, as investors covered short positions and prepared for government crop data due on Friday. Wheat steadied after three sessions of declines and corn bounced from three-week lows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday is […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mount late-session rally

Jan. 9, 2018 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed moderately higher on Tuesday, following late-day short-covering and bargain hunting after three sessions of losses, said traders. Futures initially drew more support from their lower price compared to last week’s slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle returns. Market advances were limited by […]

By Theopolis Waters

Ford to launch diesel truck to grab fuel economy edge

Jan. 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm CST

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. plans this spring to offer a diesel engine version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck, looking to gain a marketing edge as its main rivals ramp up more efficient pickups of their own. Ford executives said they expect the F-150 diesel model with […]

By Joseph White