Insights and Stories on International

Surprise Indian duty on peas leaves Canada scrambling

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:26 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS – The Canadian pea industry was shocked Wednesday morning to wake up to a notice from India declaring a 50 per cent tax on pea imports to the country. “This sort of moves us beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties … more […]

Agrium posts bigger-than-expected 3rd-qtr loss

Nov. 8, 2017 at 11:05 am CST

By Karan Nagarkatti

India doubles wheat import tax, imposes 50 per cent tax on peas

Nov. 8, 2017 at 11:00 am CST

By rajendra-jadhav

WHO seeks new director for cancer agency facing U.S. scrutiny

Nov. 8, 2017 at 10:22 am CST

By Kate Kelland

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:32 pm CST

By Kate Kelland

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease weakens CME live cattle futures

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday settled lower, pressured by sell stops and caution in advance of cash prices later this week, traders said. Funds involved in CME livestock futures that track the Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index sold, or “rolled,” December long […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: U.S. wheat falls on improving crop conditions, firmer dollar

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday after a weekly government report said the recently planted winter crop was in better-than-expected shape and as a firming dollar created a headwind for the grain in export markets. Corn prices eased along with sinking wheat as pressure from an […]

By Karl Plume

Cargill fined $10 million for inaccurate swaps information: CFTC

Nov. 6, 2017 at 4:12 pm CST

Washington/Chicago/Reuters – Cargill Inc will pay a $10 million fine for providing inaccurate information on swaps to protect its revenue, and for failing to supervise the company’s swap dealers, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Monday. The CFTC said that beginning in 2013, Cargill did not comply with regulations […]

By Doina Chiacu Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

Nov. 6, 2017 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Monday, hit by profit-taking after last week’s sharply higher cash prices drove some trading months up by their 3-cents per pound daily price limit on Friday. Funds “rolled” the December contract and simultaneously bought deferred ahead of similar […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as USDA report looms, soyoil rallies

Nov. 6, 2017 at 3:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday for the third time in four sessions on expectations that the government will cut its U.S. crop yield estimate in a monthly report this week and as soyoil prices rallied along with rising energy markets. Soyoil futures posted their strongest […]

By Karl Plume