Insights and Stories on International

U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

Dec. 19, 2017 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday were weakened for a second day in a row as ample supplies pressured cash prices, said traders. Fund sales and sell stops exerted more pressure on CME hog contracts, they said. February hogs finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

Dec. 18, 2017 at 6:03 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

Dec. 18, 2017 at 5:25 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Wendy’s to reduce antibiotic use in beef supply

Dec. 18, 2017 at 4:41 am CST

By Tom Polansek

Railway CEO Hunter Harrison, 73

Dec. 18, 2017 at 3:37 am CST

By Christian Plumb

U.S. livestock: Cash prices fuel higher CME live cattle futures

Dec. 15, 2017 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up 2.3 per cent, their biggest one-day gain in over a month, after packers paid more for livestock than expected, said traders. Buy stops, short-covering and fund buying accelerated futures advances, they said. December live cattle finished […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

Dec. 15, 2017 at 2:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dipped on Friday, hitting fresh contract lows after giving up early gains on technical selling, traders said. Soybean futures also weakened slightly, pressured by forecasts for improving crop weather in South America. The outlook for rain added to the pressure on corn. “Corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop, wheat firms, corn slips

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sagged to their lowest in more than two months on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for much-needed rains in Argentina, traders said. Wheat futures closed firm, supported by strong export data, while corn slipped. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday after short-covering and fund buying pared Wednesday’s losses, said traders. Expectations for steady to weaker prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle by Friday pulled futures from morning highs, they said. December live cattle finished up 0.625 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. Midwest lawmakers will consider biofuel changes

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:45 am CST

New York | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers from states that produce corn for ethanol plants said on Wednesday they would consider proposals from Senator Ted Cruz of Texas to help the oil refining industry cope with the nation’s biofuels regulation, but would never agree on anything that diminishes the program. […]

By Jarrett Renshaw