Insights and Stories on International

Canada, Mexico to rebuff U.S. over NAFTA goals

Nov. 20, 2017 at 8:06 pm CST

Mexico City | Reuters — Canada and Mexico will rebuff the United States over its demand for tougher NAFTA automotive content rules, top officials said on Monday as negotiations to renew the treaty bogged down with only a few months to go. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to quit […]

Russia to restrict Brazilian pork, beef imports from Dec. 1

Nov. 20, 2017 at 4:01 pm CST

By Mateus Maia Polina Devitt

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff sinks CME live cattle to 4-month low

Nov. 20, 2017 at 3:46 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as dollar firms; vegoils drop on India import tax

Nov. 20, 2017 at 3:42 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S livestock: CME live cattle futures ease before USDA report

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn up nearly 2 pct on short-covering; soy, wheat climb

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose about 2 percent on Friday on fund-driven short-covering and talk of increased export demand, while soybeans hit a one-week high as worries about stressful crop weather in Argentina lifted soymeal futures, analysts said. Wheat followed the firm trend, which extended broadly across […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Canadian flax prospects dimmed by China’s silk road

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:35 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS – China’s construction of a new “silk road” connecting the country to Europe isn’t likely to be good news for Canadian flax exporters. For several years, Canada has been the main exporter of flax to China but that could likely change if Kazakhstan ever has a direct […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. study links bumblebee declines to fungicide use

Nov. 16, 2017 at 8:28 pm CST

A new look at the environmental factors around declining bumblebee populations and ranges points to a less-than-usual suspect: fungicides. “Insecticides work; they kill insects. Fungicides have been largely overlooked because they are not targeted for insects, but fungicides may not be quite as benign — toward bumblebees — as we […]

By Staff

CBOT weekly outlook: Investors look for quick buys in corn

Nov. 16, 2017 at 7:01 pm CST

CNS Canada — Pressure continues to build on the Chicago Board of Trade corn market but there could be a glimmer of hope as traders look for places to park money ahead of next week’s U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday. “I think people are looking for a place to buy the […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn sinks to contract lows

Nov. 16, 2017 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to new contract lows for the third straight day on Thursday as lower-than-expected weekly export sales and abundant supplies weighed on the market. Soybeans also declined on disappointing weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales data and as improving crop weather in […]

By Karl Plume