Insights and Stories on International

Brandt to buy first U.S. manufacturing plant

Dec. 4, 2017 at 4:37 am CST

A Canadian farm and industrial equipment manufacturer is preparing to set up its first U.S. base to make farm equipment for U.S. corn and soybean growers. The Regina-based Brandt Group, whose farm equipment lines include loaders and skid steers as well as augers, conveyors and vacuums for grain handling, announced […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down on long liquidation

Dec. 1, 2017 at 6:18 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

Dec. 1, 2017 at 6:11 pm CST

By Clodagh Kilcoyne padraic-halpin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad commodities strength higher

Dec. 1, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Farmers seen harder hit by opioid crisis than rest of rural U.S.

Nov. 30, 2017 at 4:39 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering at month’s end

Nov. 30, 2017 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday as fund-driven short-covering at the end of the month overshadowed disappointing export sales data, analysts said. Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended mostly lower, with nearby contracts pressured by heavier-than-expected deliveries against the December contract on first […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly

Nov. 30, 2017 at 3:35 pm CST

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will require fuel companies to blend slightly more biofuels into the nation’s gasoline and diesel next year, angering oil refiners who view them as a competitive threat. The announcement follows weeks of lobbying by Midwestern lawmakers and representatives of […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Richard Valdmanis

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound corn, soy watch South America, exports

Nov. 29, 2017 at 7:21 pm CST

CNS Canada — Weak exports and improving growing conditions in South America are casting a bearish tint over near-future prospects for corn and soybeans. One market analyst in Illinois noted the corn market was also extremely oversold. “A good technical close for December corn this week would be over $3.36” […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat after trading at three-week high

Nov. 29, 2017 at 6:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday, retreating from a three-week high on technical selling and a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showing a jump in average hog weights in Iowa and southern Minnesota, analysts said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures rose on short-covering […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn up on export demand, technical bounce

Nov. 29, 2017 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about one per cent Wednesday on fresh export demand and bargain-buying after the spot December contract dipped to a contract low, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, stabilizing after a series of contract lows in recent days, while soybeans ended fractionally lower after […]

By Julie Ingwersen